EMPLOYMENT SCREENING + BACKGROUND CHECKS

More Evidence for Drug Testing

Today in the United States, 73% of drug users are employed, costing American businesses billions of dollars annually in lost productivity and health care costs.⁸

Studies reveal employees who abuse drugs have a tremendously harmful effect on the workplace. They are more likely to have extended absences from work, show up late, be involved in workplace accidents, and file workers' compensation claims.³

Substance abusers are three times more likely to use medical benefits than other employees.⁹

80% of drug abusers steal from their workplaces to support their drug use.¹⁰

Alcohol and drug abuse has been estimated to cost American businesses roughly 81 billion dollars in lost productivity in just one year-37 billion due to premature death and 44 billion due to illness. Of these combined costs, 86% are attributed to drinking.¹¹

Results from a U.S. Postal Service study revealed that employees who tested positive in a pre-employment drug test are 66% more likely to be absent and 77% more likely to be discharged within three years than those who tested negative.¹²

⁸ http://www.dol.gov/elaws/drugfree.htm
⁹ Bureau of National Affairs
¹⁰ Security Journal
¹¹ US Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
¹² "An Evaluation of Pre-Employment Drug Testing." Journal of Applied Psychology

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