Revisiting British Army Drug Testing, 2003-07: Test Thresholds, Efficient Targeting, and Underlying Trends
Jun 2008, Vol. 153, No. 3
By Sheila M Bird
Professor Sheila Bird’s initial analysis of compulsory drugs testing (CDT) in the British Army during 2003-07 was based on answers to parliamentary questions. She concluded that a nearly four-fold increase in the cocaine positive test-rate in the British Army between 2003 and 2007 was disproportionately high compared to modest changes in the recent use of cocaine reported by 16-24 year old respondents in the British Crime Survey over the same period.
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By Sheila M Bird
Professor Sheila Bird’s initial analysis of compulsory drugs testing (CDT) in the British Army during 2003-07 was based on answers to parliamentary questions. She concluded that a nearly four-fold increase in the cocaine positive test-rate in the British Army between 2003 and 2007 was disproportionately high compared to modest changes in the recent use of cocaine reported by 16-24 year old respondents in the British Crime Survey over the same period.
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