¶ … people engage in recreational activities. Sometimes these activities involve the use of alcohol or drugs. Although people can engage in some alcohol and drug usage dependent on state and federal legislature, many drugs remain prohibited. Because most drugs remain prohibited, it is important for businesses to monitor the potential usage of drugs amongst its employees. It is important for a business to have employees that are healthy and can function at their best most of the time. Therefore, drug testing should be implemented at least annually, for most jobs.
Companies must perform drug testing on their employees for several reasons. The first reason is preventative. Drug users often incur higher medical expenses versus the employees not on drugs. By identifying a potential drug user, the company can take the steps necessary to remove that employee and avoid unnecessary medical costs.
The second reason is deterring drug use. Employees applying for a company that performs drug tests ensures most potential employees either do not take drugs while working for the company or will elect to work somewhere else. Most businesses do not want to deal with employees with substance abuse issues. An example of this was the loss of a sponsorship deal by Maria Sharapova. "Sharpova's longtime sponsor -- said it was suspending its relationship with the tennis star while the investigation continues" (Knowlton, 2016).
The third reason is a chance to rehabilitate employees. "The benefits of drug testing are assumed to reside in such features as its ability to clearly identify drug users and remove them from the workplace by dismissal or
197. Some employees are important to a business and therefore, may be given a chance at rehabilitation. Drug testing could help identify the problem and help the person get help.
Drug testing can also promote efficiency and safety within the workplace. A drug addicted employee may become disgruntled, steal from the workplace, or become less productive. Many people that use drugs end up abusing drugs. Although some drugs like marijuana, have proven to be effective for the treatment of a myriad of illnesses, some people may require consistent use of the drug to feel 'normal'. This may cause the person to experience some health problems associated with long-term use of marijuana like paranoia, depression, and anxiety, especially if not exposed to marijuana for a short while (NIH,…
Drug Tests and Government Benefits Recently, there has been discussion regarding government benefits, such as unemployment. This discussion has focused on a new, potential requirement to receive benefits such as welfare: drug testing. People who are applying for benefits like welfare or unemployment would have to be tested for illegal drugs (Alcindor, 2012). If they were found to use drugs, they could be denied benefits. This would seen to make sense,
Drugs and Pregnancy The habit of taking drugs continually well into the pregnancy stages of a woman has been associated with several effects that the drugs may have on the fetus. There have been several arguments posited by various groups depending on their standpoint about the issue of drug abuse and pregnancy. There have also been attempts, as seen in this session, to classify the drugs into those that do not
Drug-testing in schools has been shown to reduce the use of drugs as well as reduce other negative activities and occurrences known to be associated with drug use among students. There are critical components of a drug testing program and this study has related those components and the appropriateness of their use in a school drug testing program. Bibliography Yamaguchi, Ryoko; Johnston, Lloyd D. And O'Malley, Patrick M. (2003) Relationships Between
What further makes interpretation of results difficult to precisely define quantify is that the amount of drug stores depends on the nature of the drug itself, the duration of the ingestion of the drug, and the composition of the tissue holding the drug and the frequency of use. The greater the incidence of drug use the more permanent the level of toxins and chemicals in tissues throughout the body,
As a result, unions today are completing a variety of drug screens on construction workers who are members to ensure compliance to the federal law (Fournier, 2006). Unions have also acknowledged publicly that drug abuse in the construction industry is particularly acute and that there needs to be a continual focus on improving the screening methods to ensure compliance (Fournier, 2006). Like the U.S., Canada has aggressively pursued this
Drug Education The DARE program, whose short form is derived from "Drug Abuse Resistance Education," has developed so quickly, from the time since its commencement 18 years ago, that it is at the present being educated in 75% of school districts all over the country, as well as in 54 other countries. Particularly, in the lives of elementary school students, skilled and qualified police officers who educate and lecture the program
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