Drug testing: Controversial legal issues Private employment issues related to drug testing Public employment issues related to drug testing Considerations for employers regarding drug testing Summary Statement of Hypotheses CHAPTER m. METHODOLOGY Survey Procedures Subjects Data Analysis Dependent Variables Independent Variables Total number of employees Employees hired last recruitment season Percentage of women hired Groups: pre-employment testing; current employee testing; EAPs CHAPTER IV. RESULTS Hypothesis I: Comparison of perception of EAP components by number of employees hired 65 Hypothesis I: Comparison of EAP ratings by percentage new female hires 81 Hypothesis H: Comparison of EAP ratings by pre-employment testing group 86 Hypothesis H: Comparison of EAP ratings by current testing group 91 Hypothesis HI: Independence of current employee testing group by pre-employment group 95 Hypothesis EI: Independence of EAP group by pre-employment group 96 Hypothesis HI: Independence of EAP group by current group 97 Results of open ended questions 99 CHAPTER V. DISCUSSION, SUMMARY, AND CONCLUSIONS Discussion of the Results Ratings of EAP items by demographic variables Perceptions of EAP items by employee testing groups Independence of testing policies Open-ended responses Conclusions 115 Recommendations for Further Study 118 University placement services 118 Candidates and employees with positive drug test results 118 Employers implementing drug testing programs 119 V ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 120 BIBLIOGRAPHY 121