Mandatory-random student drug testing programs for high school students¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

Mandatory-random student drug testing is a school-based intervention approach whose effectiveness was evaluated in the study introduced by this executive summary, titled "The Effectiveness of Mandatory-Random Student Drug Testing." The summary frames the evaluation against concern that "the prevalence of illicit substance use among youth remains high and a cause of concern" despite a decade of decline in adolescent substance use. The supplied text does not describe the program's components or the evaluation's design or results.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Schools implementing the approach conduct drug testing of students on a mandatory-random basis, as named in the program title

Constraints¶

• The supplied executive summary text does not describe program components, implementation details, or evaluation findings

Target Learners¶

• high school students

Target Learning Goals¶

• reducing adolescent illicit drug and alcohol use

Claims¶

• Mandatory-random student drug testing reduces high school students' reported past-30-day substance use relative to schools without MRSDT [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Mandatory-random student drug testing (MRSDT) program for high schools

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• James-Burdumy, Susanne; Goesling, Brian; Deke, John; Einspruch, Eric. (2010). The Effectiveness of Mandatory-Random Student Drug Testing (Executive Summary). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/es-the-effectiveness-of-mandatoryrandom-student-drug-testing