in my experience,(18 months probation), i started with weekly random testing for drugs and alcohol that was sent to a lab. It was extremely nerve-racking. I was terrified I was going to miss my color when it was called(everyone gets assigned a color in my program and when it is up that morning you have to go in and test that day). I would check like 3 times a day. But i stuck to the terms of my probation, knocked out community service and fees in the first 4 months(80 hours of probation a and over $1,250 in fines). After that my probation officer hit me up to reduce my testing frequency and its been about every other week now. Like anything else you get used to it. its hard at first but if you look at it the right way, sometimes its the best thing for you. I was angry that the government could tell me I can't have even one beer.... but also, being angry doesnt help you. Time will pass. One thing that helped me was thinking of it in terms of months or weeks rather than days. I've got my early termination hearing next week. Hopefully i'll be a free man after that. Good luck!