News (Media Awareness Project) - US OR: Study: Random Testing Lowers Athlete Drug Use |
| Title: | US OR: Study: Random Testing Lowers Athlete Drug Use |
| Published On: | 2002-12-30 |
| Source: | San Jose Mercury News (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-21 15:56:19 |
STUDY: RANDOM TESTING LOWERS ATHLETE DRUG USE
Student-athletes subject to random drug testing at an Oregon high school
were almost four times less likely to use drugs than their counterparts at
a similar school who were not tested, a study shows.
The one-year pilot study conducted in 1999-2000 compared a high school
where all student-athletes were subject to random testing and a
demographically similar school where they were not.
Of 135 athletes subject to the random testing, 5.3 percent said they were
using illicit drugs, compared with 19.4 percent of 141 at the other school.
Student-athletes subject to random drug testing at an Oregon high school
were almost four times less likely to use drugs than their counterparts at
a similar school who were not tested, a study shows.
The one-year pilot study conducted in 1999-2000 compared a high school
where all student-athletes were subject to random testing and a
demographically similar school where they were not.
Of 135 athletes subject to the random testing, 5.3 percent said they were
using illicit drugs, compared with 19.4 percent of 141 at the other school.
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