Products to suborn drug tests - SAMHSA

 Products For Subverting Drug Tests

By: Anastasia Donovan Intern, Division of Workplace Programs, and assistance from CDR Sean Belouin and Ron Flegel

Disclosure

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? The presenter DOES NOT have an interest in selling a technology, program, product, and/or services.

? Anastasia Donovan has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial relationships.

? The content of this presentation does not relate to any product of a commercial interest. Therefore, there are no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Background/Mission of DWP

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? "The Federal Drug-Free Workplace Programs, as mandated by Executive Order 12564 and Public Law 10071, is a comprehensive program to address illicit drug use by federal employees, certification of Executive Branch agency Drug-Free Workplace Plans, and identification of safety-sensitive positions subject to random drug testing."



? "The use of illegal drugs, on or off duty, by Federal employees impairs the efficiency of Federal departments and agencies, undermines public confidence in them, and makes it more difficult for other employees who do not use illegal drugs to perform their jobs effectively."

-Executive Order 12564

Learning Objectives

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? Show the abundance of subversion products available.

? Show the volume of websites available that sell these products.

? This is an issue that should be acknowledged for its significance in relation to workplace drug testing.

In 2013...

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? 6,320,000 regulated drug tests completed.

? Of those, 123,598 were found to be positive, adulterated, invalid, or substituted ? increase from 2009 which had 88,431.

? Of the 123,598:

? 5,191 were substituted. ? 19,034 were invalid. ? 2,471 were adulterated.

Overview

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? Total number of search engines used: 2 ? Total number of search terms used: 19 ? Total number of different websites: 23

? Total number of websites for urine: 19 ? Total number of websites for saliva: 7 ? Total number of websites for hair: 7 ? Total number of products: 83 ? Total number of products for urine: 59

? Detox products: 30 ? Substitution products: 24 ? Adulterant products: 5 ? Total number of products for saliva: 10 ? Total number of products for hair: 14

Examples of Search Terms Used

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