Workplace Stress - Boosting Drug Abuse
According to a recent study by Anxiety Disorders Association of America, workplace stress negatively effects close to half of American employees. The result of this anxiety itself is destructive to productivity in the first place, but when it leads to elevated drug abuse and alcohol abuse on the job, it becomes downright dangerous.
Drug Screening and Alcohol Testing - Limiting Highway Deaths
Death on the highway is second only to dangerous commercial fishing as the most deadly job in America. Whether its truck drivers, traveling salesmen, or just the delivery guy, 25% of all workplace deaths last year involved employees who were driving at the time of their death.
The Holidays - Bringing Out Identity Theft and Fraud
'Tis the season for identity theft and business fraud; as holiday shopping gets into full swing, those individuals who would steal from their employer find both motive and opportunity coming their way.
Lack of Background Checks - Sabotages Workplace Safety
Because the state of Washington doesn't require employment background screening, drug testing, or even a cheap background check, an innocent man may have been killed in a preventable workplace accident. The horrible crane accident that occurred in Washington last Thursday was manned by an operator with at least six drug convictions.
Drug Testing - The New Epidemic of Methamphetamine Drug Abuse
There's been a lot of talk in the media lately about the methamphetamine epidemic effecting a variety of workplaces and rightly so. It's easy to see why, when positive employee drug testing for methamphetamine, also known as meth, surged 68% in 2003. The National Association of Counties has revealed that in the realm of drug abuse and drug addiction, over half of all counties nationwide (58% in fact) see meth as their number one problem.
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