The Whizzinator, a prosthetic "urine delivery system" designed to beat drug tests, triggered snickers on Capitol Hill when a congressional committee looked into putting its maker, and those of a slew of related products, out of business.
Even DATIA can't say exactly how much employers spend on testing. But Barry Sample, an official with Quest Diagnostics, a leading test firm, said that Quest runs over 7 million tests annually. Federal agencies spent $16.1 million last year under the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program, said Robert Stephenson of the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). And that doesn't include testing mandated by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or testing by private employers.