Put drug detection to the test

Article Abstract:

Employee drug use testing is increasing in light of concern over employee health and safety. Some firms see drug-testing programs as providing an economic deterrent to drug abuse. Drug urinalysis is legal in four situations: pre-employment, employee recall, probable cause, and random testing. Legal risks require extreme employer caution in drug test administration. Three types of drug urinalysis are: thin-layer chromatography, enzyme immunoassay-radioimmunoassay, and gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy. Other methods include testing blood, saliva, or hair. Test subjects should list all drug products used preceding tests, including over-the-counter materials. Some drug testing opponents argue that tests violate privacy rights. The general merits of the testing process are questioned and the reliability of test results challenged.

Usage, Mandatory drug testing, Drug testing

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Survey supports perceptions - work-site drug use is on the rise

Article Abstract:

The fourth survey in a 15-year study of workplace substance abuse reveals that on-site drug and alcohol abuse is on the rise. Ninety-five percent of responding employers in 1986 reported having confronted a substance abuse work site problem since 1981, up from 36 percent reported in an original 1971 survey. Overall, 55 percent of 1986 respondents assessed the problem as having become worse in the last five years. Factors cited as contributing to the sense that the problem has worsened include: increased levels of stress, growing awareness of drug use, increased accessibility of the substances used, higher absenteeism, growth in incidence of performance-related problems, increased use of employee assistance programs, and the growing need to administer discipline.

Surveys

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Peer pressure curbs drug use

Article Abstract:

Burlington Northern's Operation Stop provides employees with a way of confronting co-workers about their alcohol or drug use without jeopardizing anyone's job. Employees can participate in the program in three ways: by talking to an Operation Stop committee member about a co-worker's actions; by using such promotional materials as Operation Stop t-shirts, pencils, and cups; and by talking directly to co-workers.

Human resource management, Employee alcoholism, BNI, Burlington Northern Inc.

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