[Blindtlk] drug testing

[Michelle Medina]

Your welcome.
Lol.
I know what that's about, only for different reasons. I've considered
careers in healthcare, childcare & law enforcement.
Michelle

On 7/26/09, Julie J <julielj at windstream.net> wrote:
> Thanks!   I'm sure I will get something figured out.  I just don't want to
> reinvent the wheel, so to speak.
>
> Julie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michelle Medina" <michellem86 at gmail.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 2:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] drug testing
>
>
>> I've never done this, but I wish you the best of luck in figuring out
>> how to make this workable for you!
>> Michelle
>>
>> On 7/25/09, Julie J <julielj at windstream.net> wrote:
>>> I work in the Criminal Justice field.  Specifically I work with first
>>> time,
>>> juvenile offenders.  I am thinking of implementing drug testing with the
>>> youths that have drug/alcohol related offenses.   If I do this it would
>>> most
>>> likely be a few months to a year before I could convince management that
>>> this is a good idea.  So I have some time to figure all this out.
>>>
>>> >From what I understand from other professionals that use drug testing,
>>> >it
>>> is done in a regular office building/public restroom  setting where they
>>> work and not a laboratory.    The youth has to be observed while they are
>>> urinating into the cup to ensure that they do not cheat.  I am not very
>>> knowledgeable about all the ways to mess up a drug test, so I'm not clear
>>>
>>> on
>>> what exactly I would need to be monitoring.  Of course I would need to
>>> enlist the assistance of a male in the building to observe the young men
>>> that would need to complete a test.
>>>
>>> I have a CCTV and I'm hoping to get sample test from different companies
>>> to
>>> see if I can read the test using the CCTV. As I understand it there are 5
>>> test strips that will show one or two lines to indicate a positive or
>>> negative result for each type of drug.
>>>
>>> I would really appreciate anyone who has any experience administering
>>> urine
>>> drug testing sharing which tests are easiest to read, how to monitor the
>>> actual sample collection and anything else that I need to know.
>>>
>>> I do also have the option of sending the youth to the medical clinic for
>>> testing, but cost is a serious factor.  The type of test I could
>>> administer
>>> at my office location cost about $5 and the clinic variety would cost
>>> around
>>> $100.   Accuracy of the test isn't the difference.  You are paying the
>>> higher price strictly because of the test being done at a medical
>>> facility.
>>>
>>> Ideas?
>>> Thanks much!
>>> Julie
>>>
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