Journal article
The effectiveness of preemployment drug screening in the prediction of employment outcome
Journal of occupational medicine, Vol.34(11), pp.1057-1063
11/1992
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199211000-00005
PMID: 1432294
Abstract
Studies of adverse employment outcomes associated with positive preemployment drug screens have tracked employees for only about 1 year. Changes in drug use after hire may invalidate the predictions of employment outcome in later years which are essential for cost-benefit analyses. This blinded, prospective cohort study tracks absence, industrial accidents, occupational injuries, discipline, and turnover in 2537 screened employees through an average of 2 years. Marijuana-positive urines predicted increased turnover, accidents, injuries, discipline, and absence, but these risks appeared lower in the second year than the first. Cocaine-positive urines predicted increased turnover, accidents, injuries, discipline, and absence at levels not consistently different than the first year. Cost-benefit analyses of drug screening project employment risks throughout employees' careers. This study raises the possibility that elevated risks may decrease after the first year.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The effectiveness of preemployment drug screening in the prediction of employment outcome
- Creators
- James Ryan - East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, MassCraig ZwerlingMichael Jones
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of occupational medicine, Vol.34(11), pp.1057-1063
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1097/00043764-199211000-00005
- PMID
- 1432294
- ISSN
- 0096-1736
- eISSN
- 2332-3795
- Grant note
- R49 CCR703640 01 / PHS HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/1992
- Academic Unit
- Statistics and Actuarial Science; Biostatistics; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9983985939202771
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