Why Workplace Drug Testing?

Workplace drug testing is an essential demand reduction component of a prevention program because it:

• Serves as a deterrent to continued use of an illicit substance
• Provides a means to detect and, thereby, identify employees or job applicants who are using illicit substances
• Assists employees in recognizing and admitting their abuse problems so that they may obtain necessary treatment
  

  Consider the costs your company will save and the benefits employee drug screening provides and decide for yourself.

  Costs:
  	Increased employee absenteeism (66 percent higher absenteeism among drug users)
  	Costs in accidents and damages (5 times more likely to file a workers' compensation claim)
  	Increased costs for health care (health benefit utilization is 84 percent greater in dollar terms)
  	Losses due to employee theft/fraud (disciplinary actions are 90 percent higher among drug users)

  
  

  Benefits:
  	Fewer accidents
  	Fewer disciplinary actions
  	Reduced losses due to absenteeism, theft, and fraud
  	Lower costs due to losses and errors
  	Reduced costs of insurance claims
  	Decreased legal costs and costs of hiring and training new employees
  	Earlier identification and resolution of problems affecting job performance

  
  

  What the RapidCup.com instant testing devices can do for your company:
  	Increase the safety of your workplace
  	Decrease the amount of criminals hired
  	Boost the productivity of your work force
  	Improve employee morale and lower employee absenteeism
  	Reduce costs related to drug abusing employees and ultimately increase your company's profits.