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DOT
/ Non-DOT Drug Testing
D.O.T.
Testing:
All
D.O.T. testing is done in a S.A.M.H.S.A.
(Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration)
N.I.D.A.
certified
laboratory. The trained collection staff, qualified laboratory
personnel, and Medical Review Officer (MRO) all provide for
excellent service and turn-around time.
Non
D.O.T. Testing:
Industrial
drug screening is available for businesses that are not required
to test, but would like to ensure a safe drug free workplace.
DAT Express Test has a variety of panels to choose from that
can detect drug abuse. We can also customize a panel of tests
to meet your companys' special needs.
Survey
Shows Most Drug and Alcohol Abusers Work Full-Time, Are More
Likely to Work For Employers That Do Not Test
A link between the absence of employer substance abuse testing
and the incidence of abusing employees in the workforce appears
to emerge from a study recently released by the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration ("SAMHSA"),
a division of the United States Department of Health and Human
Services.
The results of a nationwide survey conducted in 2002-2004 concerning
workplace substance abuse issues, entitled "Worker Substance
Use and Workplace Policies and Programs," was based on
data collected from a sample of 128,000 people employed full-time,
ages 18 to 64, who participated in SAMHSA's National Survey
on Drug Use and Health.
The survey, released on July 16, 2007, underscores the fact
that use of illicit drugs and alcohol in the workplace is widespread.
Some of the survey's more significant highlights for employers
include the following:
Most of the nation's approximately 16.4 million current illicit
drug users and approximately 15 million heavy alcohol users
hold full-time jobs.
Current drug users were more likely to work for employers who
did not conduct drug or alcohol testing.
Highest rates of current illicit drug use were among food service
workers (17.4%), construction workers (15.1%), and arts, design,
entertainment, sports and media employees (12.4%).
Highest rates of current heavy alcohol use were found among
construction, mining, excavation and drilling workers (17.8%),
installation, maintenance and repair workers (14.7%), and food
service workers (12.1%).
Illicit drug use and heavy alcohol use are associated with higher
levels of absenteeism and frequent job changes. For example,
nearly twice as many current illicit drug users skipped one
or more days of work in the past month compared with workers
who did not abuse drugs. Drug users were also far more likely
to report missing two or more days of work in the past month
due to illness or injury compared with workers who did not abuse
drugs.
Substance abusers had high job turnover rates. Among full-time
workers who reported current illicit drug use, 12.3% said they
had worked for three or more employers in the last year, compared
with 5.1% of non-abusing workers.
Other Notable Statistics Concerning Workplace Drug Policies
Full-time employees who were surveyed reported that:
78.7% worked for employers who had a written policy addressing
drug and alcohol use.
42.9% worked for employers who conduct pre-employment drug testing.
29.6% worked for employers who conduct random drug testing.
58.4% worked for employers who offered an Employee Assistance
Plan.
43.8% worked for employers who offered educational information
about alcohol and drug use.
SAMHSA's full report is available at http://oas.samhsa.gov/work2k7/toc.cfm.
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