Is workplace drug-testing effective?

Article Abstract:

Drug testing opponents claim a study by The Institute of Medicine found the employees who use illegal drugs have a higher rate of absenteeism. They claim no relationship between drugs and productivity or workplace accidents. Opponents criticize program costs saying a federal report estimates the average cost of a positive test result is $77,000. They recommend alternative approaches. Proponents claim drug use by full-time workers has dropped by more than 6 million people since 1988. They attribute this to an increase in testing by more than 300% during the same time period.

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Drug Testing

Article Abstract:

Drug testing once mandatory by some state and local government agencies whose employees worked in public-safety positions is currently being required by private companies as a condition for employment. Drug testing in the private sector has increased by 21 percent since 1988. Proponents say it deters usage and promotes public safety, but opponents say there is no proof of that, and argue mandatory drug testing is a dangerous erosion of privacy.

Privacy, Right of, Right of privacy

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Medical Marijuana

Article Abstract:

Congress is considering whether to permit doctors to prescribe marijuana. Five states have legalized possession and cultivation of small amounts of this herb, and a report from the US Institute of Medicine stated that the benefits of smoking marijuana to ease pain or the nausea chemotherapy causes might outweigh the risks.

Health aspects, Care and treatment, Reports, Pain, Pain management, Nausea, Marijuana, Critically ill, United States. Institute of Medicine, Hallucinogenic drugs

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