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Every employer should do some form of drug screening. If you own your own business, then you also should think about joining Team Drug Test.

Sure, there are some negatives for drug screening. For example, it could be considered an invasion of privacy. However, when it comes to a workplace functioning on all cylinders, it is best to have no drugs involved — and that should go without saying.

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The Quick List: Why Every Employer Should Do Some Form Of Drug Screening

• Safety Is Crucial At The Workplace
• Don’t Have To Worry About The Liability Issue
• You Want Your Employees To Be As Productive As Possible
• The Cost Shouldn’t Matter

Safety Is Crucial At The Workplace

In fact, safety should be the No. 1 priority at your job, any job. If you are the employer, this is especially true.

While not all accidents at the workplace are caused by drugs, adding drug screening to the mix can certainly eliminate any — and all — accidents that were caused by drugs. That alone should be a good enough reason for employers to implement some form of drug screening at work.

Don’t Have To Worry About The Liability Issue

Drug testing helps to eliminate liability.

If you are a boss of any form, eliminating liability should be near the top of your priority list.

You Want Your Employees To Be As Productive As Possible

If you don’t do pre-employment drug screening, then what is going to stop someone from doing drugs, whether that is on the job or at home? By doing drug screening, you are sending this message: No. Drugs. Period.

Employers, we would assume, want their employees to be as productive as possible. Can that be achieved if someone is doing drugs on the job?

A clear mind is a productive mind.

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The Cost Shouldn’t Matter

Yes, drug screening certainly comes with a hefty price tag, but that price tag (for each employee, that is) is worth it.

If a hefty initial cost leads to ultimate safety at the workplace, productivity being at its highest and no liability coming into play, then said hefty initial cost is worth it.

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