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Patrol
State Trooper Drug Testing Program Questioned
After recent reports that two Massachusetts state troopers were allegedly using drugs when they were arrested, State Police officials admitted they have drastically cut back on drug testing in recent years.
February 12, 2003
Procedures & Policies
SPECIAL REPORT: Drug Enforcement, Protection & Testing
Thermo Fisher Scientific
In the POLICE Special Report: Drug Enforcement, Protection & Testing, read about how to accurately test narcotics in the field, the legal justification for using K-9s in drug enforcement, and the policing of illegal marijuana grows in states where it is legal to sell and cultivate marijuana under license.
May 12, 2020
Investigations
Handheld Drug Testing in the Field
Officers need to have fast and accurate tools for identifying unknown substances, and these three manufacturers are supplying them.
May 18, 2022
Patrol
Louisiana Police Invite Drug Users to Bring Meth to Department for 'Testing'
The Harahan (LA) Police Department is attempting to get drug users in the area to bring their meth to the department for "testing."
December 31, 2018
Technology
In the Field Drug Testing
Law enforcement officers can safely and accurately identify substances outside of the lab using two very distinct technologies.
November 7, 2019
Patrol
N.J.'s Drug Testing for Officers Expected to Curb Steroid Use
Under a plan introduced by the state's attorney general, anabolic steroids and human growth hormone have been added to the list of substances subject to testing. Local departments must fund the tests, meaning they can decide when to carry them out, and even whether or not to do them.
July 10, 2011
Patrol
All New Jersey Officers Now Subject to Random Drug Testing
Police departments are also required to implement "early warning systems" triggered by problem behavior such as misconduct accusations, lawsuits, domestic abuse and drunken driving under a separate directive announced by state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal's office.
March 21, 2018
Investigations
MobileDetect Field Drug Tests
DetectaChem
The free MobileDetect app adds automated drug detection and reporting capabilities, increasing accuracy and accountability for a complete drug testing solution.
August 30, 2021
Training
Dallas PD to Begin Testing for Steroid Use
The Dallas Police Department plans to start testing officers for illegal anabolic steroids use on July 1. Police officials said they had been researching incorporating testing for steroids as part of their random drug testing program for at least a year, said Acting Assistant Chief Floyd Simpson.
June 12, 2008
Technology
DetectaChem MobileDetect Pouch
Federal Resources
The DetectaChem MobileDetect Pouch brings presumptive drug field testing to the masses.
December 21, 2018
Special Units
Drug Tests Exonerate Punk Rocker
Additional testing showed the peppermint-scented liquid that got punk rocker Don Bolles arrested on drug charges this month was only soap, not the date-rape drug GHB, according to the Los Angeles Times.
April 18, 2007
Patrol
Drug Means "New Era" of Treatment for Hepatitis C
Duke University has announced a breakthrough in the treatment of hepatitis C that could help the many officers who have contracted the disease on the job, A new drug appears to cure far more people and does it in half the time of current therapies, researchers say. The drug is now in the final testing stages. If all goes well, it could be on the market in 2011.
April 29, 2009
Patrol
Impact Test System
LifePoint
LifePoint Inc. introduces Impact, the first on-site, saliva-based drug and alcohol testing system that delivers lab-quality results in less than five minutes. IMPACT utilizes a transportable, fully automated system to collect, process, and test saliva.
October 31, 2002
Special Units
Cocaine Use Declines Among Tested U.S. Workforce
New data from workplace drug tests conducted by Quest Diagnostics indicate an unprecedented reduction in cocaine use among the U.S. workforce required to undergo such testing.
August 9, 2007
Technology
Workplace Drug Test Data Shows that Meth, Coke Use Have Plummeted
According to data released earlier this week by Quest Diagnostics' Drug Testing Index (DTI), results from workplace drug screenings conducted in 2007 show a more than 50 percent decline in the percentage of positive tests for methamphetamine over two years, from 28 of every 10,000 people testing positive for meth in 2005, to 14 of every 10,000 testing positive for meth in 2007.
March 13, 2008
Patrol
Acing the Tests
Experience is the best teacher for learning to spot contraband drugs and alcohol and drug intoxication in the field. But the cop needs a demonstrable standard for evidence. It's here that presumptive field testing for alcohol and drugs is most useful.
May 27, 2010
Patrol
D4D Aerosol Testing Kit
Mistral
Mistral Security’s aerosol presumptive drug tests are available in three different sizes, allowing for 10, 50, or 100 sprays. These kits are inexpensive, easy to use, and easy to handle.
October 7, 2014
Patrol
DrugCheck NxScan
Express Diagnostics
As with other DrugCheck test cups, the NxScan self-contained urinalysis screening device detects the presence of drug metabolites in minutes, using SAMHSA cutoff levels.
September 30, 2014
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