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with emphasis on Helping Recovering Addicts, many with chemical imbalances, to obtain the appropiate consideration and treatment.
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"Lost productivity" studies claiming that drug users cost businesses up to $100 billion each year are based on vague comparisons of household drug use and income, with no analysis of actual productivity data.
"Junk science" fueled the growth of drug testing through the drug industry's promotion of unsubstantiated claims and phantom research.
A recent survey of 63 Silicon Valley companies found that drug testing reduces, rather than enhances, worker productivity.
The moderate use of illicit drugs by workers during off-duty hours is no more likely than moderate off-duty alcohol use to compromise workplace safety.
Given the weight of the scientific evidence, the ACLU challenges employers to reconsider drug testing and look at alternative solutions which are more cost effective and do not raise the same privacy and fairness problems.
The solutions include:
Impairment testing of workers in safety-sensitive positions
Wider use of Employee Assistance Programs that can make appropriate referrals to substance abuse programs
Supervisor training to identify, confront and refer impaired workers to Employee Assistance Programs
