How reliable are drug tests?
FORENSIC SCIENTIST TO SPEAK AT UNH ON OCTOBER 18TH WEST HAVEN, CT Fred P. Smith, UNH professor of forensic science, will speak on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at 2:30 pm in the Marvin K. Peterson Library on the UNH campus on the reliability of drug tests. As authorities shift from the use of traditional drug test specimens to the use of newer hair and sweat specimens, many questions have arisen about the tests’ validity. Could exposure to paper currency, for example, which virtually all contains cocaine, be cause for a failed drug test with the use of the new specimens? Real-life studies will be presented to show the strengths and the weaknesses of these new tests, with illustrations of case examples where these new tests have been presented and challenged in court. Dr. Smith received his MS in forensic chemistry (1976) and PhD in analytical chemistry (1978) at the University of Pittsburgh. His dissertation topic involved the detection of drugs in blood stains, saliva, saliva stains, se
(October 2002) A review of this site, www.drugtesthelp.com, might make a person wonder just how reliable the current popularity of drug testing is. STUDENT CHARGED IN STUDENT DEATH (October 5, 11, 2002) The Journal News reported a death at Summit School, a school for troubled youths in Upper Nyack, New York, by a student who fell out a second-story window. The 17 year old student accused of pushing the boy to his death pleaded not guilty yesterday to murder charges in County Court. [more…] ADVANCES IN CHILDHOOD TESTING (October 6, 2002) Jonathan Martin, Spokesman-Review, reports that Laurie Flynn, past president of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill for 16 years, and professor of child psychiatry at Columbia University, with her staff, screened all students in the New York public schools for several years, finding at least one student out of every 100 tested who needs immediate hospitalization. The article also reports on about a dozen lawsuits nationwide demanding improved c
