| How many different ways do drug users put | | | | and disciplined enough to stay clean for 30 days |
| themselves, their coworkers and your company | | | | so they can pass their pre employment test for |
| at risk? What can you do to minimize those risks | | | | drugs before going back to their old ways. Some |
| and protect your company and the people who | | | | might have to wait 90 days if you are using a hair |
| work there? | | | | test. |
| Employees under the influence of drugs can | | | | My background in the field of pre employment |
| obviously cause serious injuries to themselves and | | | | testing and psychometric testing has taught me |
| to others. Beyond that, they often get much less | | | | to look for specific attitudes and behavioral traits |
| work accomplished, if they bother to show up at | | | | in advance of hiring decisions. A good employment |
| all. If they don't make it to work, that usually | | | | assessment or psychometric test can help |
| means that your company will have to pay | | | | identify high risk applicants based on their |
| overtime costs to the others who are left to | | | | attitudes toward substance abuse for as little as |
| handle the remaining work. Employee theft can | | | | twenty dollars. If you can assess the presence or |
| also become a problem when drug users can't | | | | absence of core values like drug free preferences |
| resist their desire to steal as a means of paying | | | | and respect for the law, it gives you the ability to |
| for their addictions. | | | | minimize these additional risks related to employee |
| Not all, but many drug users ARE smart enough | | | | drug use. |