• Minimize the chance of hiring an employee who may be a user or abuser.
• Reinforce the company's position of "no drug use".
• Reduce employee turnover.
• Identify current users and abusers and refer them to assistance.
• Establish grounds for discipline or firing.
• Improve safety.
• To convince "casual users" that the cost of using is too high.
• To deter "recreational" drug use that could lead to addiction.
• Reduce the costs of alcohol and other drug abuse in the workplace.
• Give recovering users another reason to stay sober/clean.
• Reduce absenteeism, tardiness, sick leave, and personal time off.
• Reduce employee discipline problems.
• Reduce workers' compensation costs.
• Improve customer satisfaction.
• Increase productivity.
• Improve employee morale and motivation.
• Improve your company's community image.
• and more.

Alcohol and other drug abuse is one of the most serious health problems affecting employers today.  The costs alone are staggering -- more than $100 billion a year in accidents, lost productivity, and related problems.

For smaller businesses in particular, one serious accident or one troubled employee can create major problems.  The cost of one employee's alcohol or other drug abuse can be devastating.  IHSN develops simple, effective drug testing programs that can help even the smallest employer set up a drug testing program to help protect themselves from the potential liabilities of substance abusing employees.

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