University legal counsel advising public institutions about the constitutionality of student-athlete drug testing must be prepared to show that the need for such programs outweighs the invasion of privacy. Performance-enhancing drugs should be distinguished from ordinary street drugs because competitive pressures to use the former justify random…

Discussion of drug testing in intercollegiate athletics programs looks at federal and state regulation of drug-testing programs as it affects student-athletes and, in comparison, the employer-employee relationship. Judicial approaches in student-athlete drug-testing cases are also examined. Increased federal regulation is seen as imminent. Steps…