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Annual Positivity Rates
(For Combined U.S. Workforce)
(More than 7.1 million tests from January to December 2003)

YEAR	DRUG POSITIVITY RATE
1988	13.6%
1989	12.7%
1990	11.0%
1991	8.8%
1992	8.8%
1993	8.4%
1994	7.5%
1995	6.7%
1996	5.8%
1997	5.0%
1998	4.8%
1999	4.6%
2000	4.7%
2001	4.6%
2002	4.4%
2003	4.5%

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Positivity Rates by Testing Category

TESTING CATEGORY	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999
Federally-Mandated, Safety-Sensitive Workforce	2.5%	2.5%	2.9%	3.1%	3.2%
General U.S. Workforce	5.0%	4.8%	4.9%	4.9%	4.8%
Combined U.S. Workforce	4.5%	4.4%	4.6%	4.7%	4.6%

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Positivity Rates by Testing Reason
(For Federally-Mandated, Safety-Sensitive Workforce)
(More than 1.2 million tests from January to December 2003)

TESTING REASON	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999
For Cause	13.8%	14.3%	14.4%	14.8%	14.0%
Periodic	0.75%	0.95%	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%
Post-Accident	3.1%	3.3%	3.6%	3.9%	3.7%
Pre-Employment	2.9%	2.9%	3.4%	3.6%	3.7%
Random	1.9%	1.9%	2.2%	2.4%	2.6%
Returned to Duty	2.8%	3.4%	3.5%	3.8%	4.4%

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Positivity Rates by Testing Reason
(For General U.S. Workforce)
(More than 5.9 million tests from January to December 2003)

TESTING REASON	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999
For Cause	28.2%	25.9%	26.1%	25.7%	24.7%
Periodic	2.2%	2.7%	3.4%	4.4%	4.5%
Post-Accident	5.7%	5.9%	6.0%	5.9%	5.6%
Pre-Employment	4.1%	4.3%	4.4%	4.5%	4.5%
Random	6.6%	6.5%	7.0%	7.7%	6.9%
Returned to Duty	5.6%	5.6%	5.3%	5.3%	5.5%

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Positivity Rates by Drug Category
(For Federally-Mandated, Safety-Sensitive Workforce, as a Percentage of All Such Tests)
(More than 1.2 million tests from January to December 2003)

Drug Category	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999
Amphetamines	0.29%	0.28%	0.29%	0.27%	0.26%
Cocaine	0.59%	0.56%	0.60%	0.64%	0.71%
Marijuana	1.34%	1.44%	1.72%	1.92%	1.86%
Opiates	0.19%	0.19%	0.26%	0.25%	0.27%
PCP	0.04%	0.04%	0.05%	0.06%	0.05%
Oxidizing Adulterants (incl. Nitrites)	0.03%	0.05%	0.05%	0.10%	0.21%
Substitution	0.06%	0.05%	0.02%	0.03%	0.03%

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Positivity Rates by Drug Category
(For General U.S. Workforce, as a Percentage of All Such Tests)
(More than 5.9 million tests from January to December 2003)

Drug Category	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999
Amphetamines	0.49%	0.34%	0.29%	0.25%	0.22%
Barbiturates	0.29%	0.30%	0.34%	0.38%	0.44%
Benzodiazepines	0.60%	0.58%	0.60%	0.55%	0.50%
Cocaine	0.74%	0.71%	0.69%	0.73%	0.80%
Marijuana	2.96%	2.98%	3.17%	3.29%	3.17%
Methadone	0.20%	0.16%	0.13%	0.13%	0.08%
Opiates	0.34%	0.27%	0.29%	0.27%	0.26%
PCP	0.03%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Propoxyphene	0.67%	0.73%	0.52%	0.36%	0.33%
Oxidizing Adulterants (incl. Nitrites)	0.02%	0.05%	0.05%	0.10%	0.23%
Substitution	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%	0.04%

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Positivity Rates by Drug Category
(For Federally-Mandated, Safety-Sensitive Workers, as a Percentage of All Positives)
(More than 1.2 million tests from January to December 2003)

Drug Category	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999
Acid/Base	0.37%	0.45%	0.32%	0.16%	0.46%
Amphetamines	11.4%	10.8%	9.6%	8.3%	7.7%
Cocaine	22.7%	21.1%	20.0%	19.6%	21.2%
Marijuana	53.6%	56.0%	58.3%	60.2%	56.9%
Opiates	7.4%	7.3%	8.5%	7.8%	8.0%
Oxidizing Adulterants (incl. Nitrites)	0.52%	0.90%	0.82%	1.4%	3.1%
PCP	1.7%	1.5%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%
Substituted	2.3%	1.9%	0.77%	0.77%	0.96%

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Positivity Rates by Drug Category
(For General U.S. Workforce, as a Percentage of All Positives)
(More than 5.9 million tests from January to December 2003)

Drug Category	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999
Acid/Base	0.16%	0.25%	0.23%	0.07%	0.14%
Amphetamines	9.0%	6.7%	5.5%	4.8%	4.3%
Barbiturates	2.8%	2.9%	3.2%	3.5%	3.7%
Benzodiazepines	5.1%	5.0%	5.0%	4.2%	3.3%
Cocaine	13.8%	13.9%	13.2%	13.9%	15.8%
Marijuana	55.0%	57.7%	60.9%	63.0%	62.6%
Methadone	1.6%	1.2%	0.98%	0.89%	0.45%
Methaqualone	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Opiates	6.3%	5.3%	5.5%	5.2%	5.1%
Oxidizing Adulterants (incl. Nitrites)	0.16%	0.48%	0.51%	0.88%	1.6%
PCP	0.51%	0.47%	0.46%	0.45%	0.35%
Propoxyphene	5.0%	5.6%	4.0%	2.5%	2.0%
Substituted	0.58%	0.54%	0.48%	0.56%	0.80%

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Positivity Rates by Drug Category
(For Combined U.S. Workforce, as a Percentage of All Positives)
(More than 7.1 million tests from January to December 2003

Drug Category	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999
Acid/Base	0.28%	0.27%	0.24%	0.08%	0.16%
Amphetamines	9.3%	7.1%	5.9%	5.1%	4.5%
Barbiturates	2.5%	2.6%	2.9%	3.2%	3.4%
Benzodiazepines	4.7%	4.5%	4.5%	3.9%	3.1%
Cocaine	14.6%	14.6%	13.9%	14.4%	16.2%
Marijuana	54.9%	57.6%	60.6%	62.8%	62.2%
Methadone	1.4%	1.1%	0.88%	0.82%	0.42%
Methaqualone	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Opiates	6.4%	5.5%	5.8%	5.4%	5.3%
Oxidizing Adulterants (incl. Nitrites)	0.19%	0.52%	0.54%	0.92%	1.7%
PCP	0.61%	0.58%	0.59%	0.56%	0.44%
Propoxyphene	4.5%	5.1%	3.5%	2.3%	1.8%
Substituted	0.73%	0.68%	0.51%	0.58%	0.81%

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