Drug Testing A Workforce In Dilemma
hen I began my working exception. With so many
career, drug testing was opportunities for
not even a word experimentation, it's no wonder
combination. I had never been that we have a problem with drug
exposed to drugs beyond the point addiction in our workplace. Once
of alcoholic beverages, and then a young person becomes addicted
only on special occasions and to a drug, the chances of
holidays. To contemplate daily abstinence are low, until it
usage of some foreign substance begins to affect their ability to
was beyond my realm of generate an income, or interact
possibilities. I was not alone. in relationships.
That was twenty-five years and
many drug issues ago. The point of intervention for
most employers is to simply
Today, if you apply for a job, of prohibit the employment of an
any kind, you will be drug individual that tests positive
tested. Why? Because a lot has for drug use. The cost to
changed in twenty-five years. employers for employees with drug
Today, the prevalence of drug or substance abuse problems is
abuse in every level of our staggering. Employees will cost
society has grown beyond anyone's their twice as much in medical
belief. Drugs have infected our bills and workmen's compensation
teens, our adults, the rich, the claims. Drug related crime is the
poor; even the sanctuaries of our second largest expense to an
churches are no longer exempted. employer. Lost productivity for
If you can manage to reach the victims and lost employees due to
age of thirteen, without exposure incarceration for drug crimes
to marijuana, hallucinogenic accounts for the bulk of the drug
substances, or the common place related expense.
alcoholic beverage, you are an
Thanks to the advent of drug the results.
testing in the workplace, drug
use rates have continued to Drug testing for the most common
decline since 1992, and remain illegal drugs is readily
stabilized today around 7%. available, and some of the more
Implementing a drug testing difficult testing options can be
program in your place of business incorporated at the customer's
has never been easier, and the request. Drug test kits for the
cost is minimal. Businesses have most common tests require the
access to many hundreds of individual being tested to supply
companies that are drug testing a certain amount of urine, in a
administrators. These companies tube, vial, or small cup.
will provide your business with Introduction of a fairly new test
everything you need to drug test strip further ensure the
all employees, or randomly test a laboratory that the urine
few employees. You simply notify provided is not "borrowed" and
the administrating company when brought into the testing
you're ready to test, and they facility. Other common forms of
handle the rest. The test methods are saliva, hair and
administrator performs onsite blood. Generally speaking,
interviewing and testing, however, urine provides the most
proceeds to having the tests reliable results at the most
processed and providing you with economical expense.
About the Author:
James Warden is an attorney with a background in workplace issues. His thoughts & comments about "Drug Tests & Testing" can be found at http://www.drug-tests-and-drug-testing.com
Source: www.isnare.com
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