drug testing

Federal Bill Would Add SUD Category to Dislocated Worker Grant Eligibility

Pennsylvania senators have introduced a bipartisan federal bill aimed at the economic harms of substance use disorder (SUD), while remaining…

August 6, 2026

House Advances Bill Scrutinizing How Hospitals Test Patients for Fentanyl

A congressional committee has approved a bill to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study how prevalent…

July 28, 2026

Ten Years After Motherisk, Parents Who Use Drugs Still Punished

It’s been 10 years since Canadians learned that a trusted children’s hospital had been supplying child welfare agencies and courts…

May 13, 2026

DOT Backs “Witnessed” Urine Drug-Testing for Truck Drivers

The Department of Transportation will require “directly observed” urine drug-testing in federal workplace situations where saliva testing has been called…

May 12, 2026

CO Renews Most of Its Historic Push to Reduce Harms of Faulty Drug Tests

In June 2025, Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) signed a bill that established a working group focused on the impact…

January 22, 2026

Marijuana Hair-Test Device Doesn’t Prove Use, Warns Petition to FDA

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering a petition raising concerns about the alleged “significant harm” that a drug…

October 23, 2025

Drug Testing Defeats the Purpose of “Second Chance” Hiring

Opening employment opportunities to people with prior convictions, often called “second chance hiring,” can be an economically savvy way for…

October 22, 2025

Colorimetric Drug Tests Are Making Mass Incarceration More Miserable

Colorado legislators have proposed a working group to study the use of colorimetric drug tests within the criminal-legal system, and…

March 5, 2025

San Joaquin County, CA, to Vote on Drug-Testing Public Benefit Recipients

Voters in San Joaquin County, California, are about to decide if people on public benefits should be drug-tested under threat…

October 24, 2024

Faulty Drug Tests From 2023 Lawsuit Behind WA Prison Greeting Card Ban

The Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) decision to ban greeting cards and postcards was informed by its continued use…

May 29, 2024