performance, 44 percent sold drugs to other employees, and 18 percent had stolen from co-workers to support their drug habit.11 Alcoholism causes 500 million lost workdays each year.12
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Normand, J., Salyards, S. & Maloney, J. “An Evaluation of Preemployment Drug Testing.” Journal of Applied Psychology. Vol. 75, No. 6, 1990. pp. 629-639.
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National Cocaine Helpline. “1-800-COCAINE.” Summit, NJ. 1987.
12 With over 18 percent
of employees testing positive for drugs, the cost savings of having a drug and alcohol- testing policy in place could be substantial. Te value of having a drug-testing program is evident.
It Makes Sense To Outsource With all of the ways that employees can
find to fight employers on the validity of testing, it makes sense for employers to outsource their employee drug testing programs to professionals. Outside drug testing companies offer employers one- step removal from the testing process that may help to protect them in a court of law. Outside testing companies are professionals that are not an employee’s direct supervi- sor so the employer/employee relationship remains intact. Most importantly, outside companies have the potential to make employers drug testing programs accurate, affordable and quick. ❚
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“An Analysis of Worker Drug Use and Workplace Policies and Programs,” July, 1997. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, DHHS. Rockville, MD.
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Stacy Stegeman is from Jefferson City, MO where she is a PHR (Professional of Human Resources). She has been an HR Manager for 16 years and has conducted drug testing, which is how she decided to start a drug test- ing business. She opened AAQ Drug Screen- ing in Jefferson City, MO on February 1, 2013. She is currently a junior at Columbia College majoring in Psychology and plans to get her Doctorate and eventually open a nonprofit drug counseling service.
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