Pass a saliva drug test

Eric Landon of Middletown had nearly finished serving five years’ probation at the time he flunked a drug test last Dec. 17.

What happened after that could have an impact on hundreds of probationers in Orange County.

The Orange County Probation Department charged Landon with violating probation by smoking pan. Traces of it turned up in his saliva. That bought him a return trip to County Court. He faced the field of prison time — up to 2 1/3 to seven years.

But Landon’session mother worked as a nurse, and according to County Court records, she had warned him that saliva tests weren’t always reliable. (Read the full post about ‘Drug-Use Test Triggers Suit Against County’…)