Making Sense of Drug Testing

Making Sense of Drug Testing
San Gabriel B, Lobby Level
Despite drug testing's many limitations, it is used extensively in the criminal justice system, and its use is expanding into other areas such as DUID checkpoints and welfare eligibility. This panel will examine the scientific limits of drug testing, emerging trends in the use of these tests, and strategies to curtail their use. 

Facilitator:  Daniel Abrahamson, Director of Legal Affairs, Drug Policy Alliance, Berkeley, CA

• Paul Armentano, Deputy Director, NORML, Washington, DC       
• Patt Denning, Therapist, Harm Reduction Therapy Center, San Francisco, CA       
• Becky Lo Dolce, San Francisco Probation Department, San Francisco, CA            
• Mark O’Brien, Policy Associate, Legal Action Center, New York, NY      
• Lynn Paltrow, Executive Director,  National Advocates for Pregnant Women, New York, NY    
• Rod Skager, Professor, Emeritus at University of California, Los Angeles, CA