In 2006, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that substance abuse costs U.S. businesses $81 billion in lost productivity and turnover annually.  One preventable accident can destroy years of hard work.  One of the best ways to maintain a safe work environment for your employees and to protect your company from costly accidents and litigation is to perform employee drug testing. 

If you currently do not have a drug testing program in place, the initial investment is minimal compared to the hundreds of thousands of dollars potentially lost in profits as a result of drug use by your employees. The damage caused by drug use and abuse is well documented and supported by overwhelming data.  Consider these facts:

• Job candidates that are drug-free have a lower turnover rate, reducing hiring and training costs.
• Employees who tested positive on their pre-employment drug test were absent from work 66% more often than those testing negative.
• Drug-free employees have fewer health problems, creating lower health costs.
• Drug abusers create worker's compensation claims at more than twice the level of non-abusers.
• Drug abusers are four times more likely to injure a fellow employee.
• Employee theft is a significantly greater problem with drug abusers.
• A well publicized pre-employment drug testing program will eliminate unfit candidates.

In addition to conducting low-cost hair follicle drug testing, Paymer Associates is also available to assist in creating your company’s drug free workplace policy and program, and helping an employee that may have a substance abuse issue.

If you do have a testing program, we urge you to consider the advantages that hair follicle drug testing can offer your business.  When compared to the more traditional forms of testing such as urine testing, hair testing provides far superior, dependable, and accurate information.

• Hair samples can detect a longer history of drug use. With urine, most drugs are undetectable if urinalysis is done more than 2-3 days after use, with the exception of marijuana, which may be detected for a slightly longer period of time.  Standard hair tests provide a 90 day history of the donor’s drug use.
• Because hair tests analyze drugs inside the hair shaft, they cannot be altered.  Urine drug tests are routinely altered through the donor’s use of external contaminants and chemicals.  These products are readily available to the public at retail stores and on the internet. There is currently no known adulterant that will affect the results of hair testing.

We are happy to discuss your company’s needs regarding drug testing in the workplace.  We offer many conveniences not found at labs or clinics providing hair follicle drug testing anywhere in the tri-state area.  We travel to your office, or any mutually agreeable location, and conduct testing in an expedient and cost-efficient manner. Our experience in the field of substance abuse has proven to be a valuable resource for all involved.