Ten reasons to drug test your employees

drug testing your employees:

1. Employees using drugs at work is a key contributor to  lower productivity.
2. Statistics show drug and alcohol abusers to be ten times more likely of taking time off work.
3. According to statistics on drug abuse by American workers, workplace drug and alcohol use costs U.S. businesses an estimated $100 billion each year.
4. The average costs of a bad hire may equal 30% of the first year’s potential earnings.
5. The United States Department of Labor estimated that of the 17.2 million drug abusers in the US, 12.9 million are employed either full or part time.
6. Many state and federal agencies require routine drug testing for all employees and contractors. Don’t risk the wrath of the law by trying to cut corners.
7. It’s a fact employees that use illegal drugs or routinely drink to excess have a much greater rate of health problems than their co-workers and peers. So you can reduce those healthcare costs by implementing a drug screening program.
8. Reduce illegal drug trafficking. Every little helps, and if all companies did their bit in stamping out illegal drug use, it can only be beneficial to all areas of society.
9. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration indicate that between 10 percent and 20 percent of the nation’s workers who die on the job test positive for alcohol or other drugs.
10. Even if you were to ignore all of the previous reasons, one of the biggest justifications for implementing drug screening at your business is to increase profits. By ensuring your workforce is drug free, you are taking a big step to a better (and more profitable) business.