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Drug Users in the Work Force According to the federal government, 71% of all illegal drug users are employed. That is an increase of 5% since 1992. Substance abuse makes it hard for an employer to stay in business due to a number of causal effects such as being more likely to show up to work late, be less productive, and absent more often than those who don't have a problem with substance abuse.
Higher Insurance and Worker Compensation Claims The National Council on Compensation Insurance revealed that as many as 50% of worker's compensation claims have a relationship to drug/alcohol abuse. Medical benefits are utilized 8 times higher for substance abusers than non-abusers. A study to assess the total cost of substance abuse in the workplace revealed an estimated $75 billion per year was being utilized/lost due to substance abuse.
Workplace drug testing is an essential demand reduction component of a prevention program because it:
- Serves as a deterrent to continued use of an illicit substance
- Provides a means to detect and, thereby, identify employees or job applicants who are using illicit substances
- Assists employees in recognizing and admitting their abuse problems so that they may obtain necessary treatment
Presently, urine is the only specimen collected for Federally regulated Workplace drug testing programs and for most private sector programs. Urine drug testing in the Federally regulated Workplace is currently recognized as the "Gold Standard" because of its proven accuracy, reliability, and fairness.
For a Drug Free Workspace: Employers who believe alcohol and other drug use will never happen in their business should think about this......Job applicants who can't pass a drug test tend to look for jobs at companies that don't test!
One step at a time and your company can walk the successful road to being a Drug-Free Workplace. Test for a specific drug or use our 5-panel kit to test for several drugs at once. Its to easy... get started to a Drug Free workplace now!
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