Thanks for the info, Joe! Nothing against HR people at all...in fact, I've done a lot of work with HRIS, and I'm all for being protected against workplace misbehavior and accidents caused by drugs.

The "Too Much Information" part is key to me. I don't really want to tell HR any more than I have to, since not everyone is understanding and/or ethical. All it takes is one indiscrete person in HR (the kind you hope never gets an HR job!) to leak your private info around the company. From the stories here on Psych Central, it happens sometimes.

It has a lot to do with trust...it is just unnerving with drug testing because you are putting your trust in strangers, who are paid by your employer, to handle your info by the rules.