When asked what type of drug testing sample companies used, the human resource professionals responded that 84% used urine as the sample of choice with the test performed in an off-site laboratory.
time waiting for the test and other as- sociated costs. However, human resource professionals reported that 77% still used off-site laboratory facilities to collect specimens and test for drugs. Only 23% used a combination of off-site and in- house testing (see Figure 13). When asked what type of drug testing
sample companies used, the human re- source professionals responded that 84% used urine as the sample of choice with the test performed in an off-site labora- tory. Only 24% responded that they used instant urine tests and only 6% used hair testing and 5% used instant or off-site laboratory oral fluid tests (see Figure 14). This was surprising as there has been a tremendous emphasis on in-house testing both for urine and saliva. Respon- dents did not use these new technologies but rather used more traditional labora- tory based urine tests. As expected the average price for a
drug test reported by the majority of respondents (67%) ranges between
$20–$50. This would vary depending upon the drugs being tested, collection and shipping fees and MRO services. The low end cost of $10–$20 reported by 15% of the respondents was most likely in-house instant urine tests (see Figure 15). This is interesting data as the price for a drug test nationally is about $40 all inclusive of collection, testing and MRO services suggesting our respondents are accurate in their responses for this ques- tion and potentially all others. Probably the most interesting re-
sponses were from those human resource professionals whose organizations did not conduct drug testing. Twenty-four percent of the responders said the primary reason was that their organiza- tion did not “believe” in drug testing. We did not get more information from this group but this intriguing response begs for more information. Did they not be- lieve in the increased productivity, lower absenteeism, accidents and turnover as reported by those who conduct drug
Figure 11 Change in Employee Productivity after Implementation of Drug Testing
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