| Most of the companies perform or conduct the | | | | screening |
| pre-employment drug screening before hiring | | | | One advantage is that it's an inexpensive method |
| employees or recruiting them. Basically these | | | | of conducting the test and only one test per |
| tests are precautionary measures which are | | | | employee needs to be paid by the company. In |
| taken to avoid future hazards and health | | | | most cases, it is urine based and subject to |
| problems concerning the employees and their | | | | sample adulteration or substitution. Hence the |
| medicinal records. | | | | effectiveness of the pre-employment screening |
| What is the pre-employment drug screening? | | | | approach, through urine tests, can be questioned |
| Basically this screening is known as the most | | | | by the federal legislators. |
| common type of drug test used by businesses | | | | Other factors concerning the pre-employment |
| across the U.S. But it should be remembered that | | | | There are various other approaches to these |
| this method of determining the results are also | | | | screening tests and methods and there are |
| the least effective. It has been seen that using | | | | privacy implications related to the same. Basically |
| the intelligence tests for conducting the | | | | the firms or companies disconnect sources of |
| pre-employment drug screening often does not | | | | water from the testing room to avoid dilution and |
| provide the desired results. It's actually an | | | | if the water is dyed blue in color then the test is |
| intelligence test, which has been used by drug | | | | considered to be positive. Hence these factors |
| testing professionals to check if the employee | | | | concerning drug screening are vital factors that |
| may be consuming some sort of illegal drug. | | | | may affect the results of these tests and the |
| Advantages of the pre-employment drug | | | | implications of the same on the employee. |