Originally Posted by
NoyGonnaDoIt
Assuming the goal is the protection of passengers, that wouldn't cut it.
Sure, you'd probably get a bead on addictive drugs and perhaps even pain meds for long-term conditions where the pilot was unable to keep away from them for long enough before the test for it not to show up, but it would be pretty useless for uncovering recreational drug and alcohol use near the time of passenger flight.
Yeah, your right. It just felt good to say. The drug testing program is an amazing bunch of red tape. Most pilots that I know are not into drugs, but I guess it is the minority that could slip through the cracks and cause problems.