- Drug Test
- Cleavland Clinic
- Reasons for drug testing
- Quest Diagnostics
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- NOLO. by: Lisa Guerin, J.D.
- Workplace Drug Testing: Weighing the Pros and Cons
- SHRM. by: Lisa Nagele-Piazza, J.D., SHRM-SCP
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Drug testing—background and why
A drug test involves testing a biological sample, such as urine or hair, for the presence of a legal or illegal drug. There are several possible uses for a drug test, the most common of which is for pre-employment screening. Employers must provide a safe work environment, and they want to ensure their employees are productive, but is maintaining a drug-testing program in furtherance of these goals worth the hassle? The answer may depend on the workplace.