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Emory University to Implement Employee Drug Testing Program
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Employee resentment is growing at Emory University over a newly announced pre-employment drug-testing program. Opponents of the program cite that the policy is not University-wide (only staff members, and not faculty, are included) and allegedly infringes on the civil rights of staff members. The pre-employment drug-testing program was unveiled last semester and will affect anyone who applies for a staff position at the University. The program appears to have already weeded our drug users interested in working at the University, and administrators still support the new program, but some staffers feel betrayed because it was implemented without their input.
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Question & Answer: Excerpts from the DOT Forum
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Question: Does anybody have information on the size of the drug & alcohol testing market?
Answer: In a report by Marketdata Enterprises (published in June 2002), the workplace drug and alcohol testing industry was valued at $737 Million per year for laboratory based testing. A 1% increase is estimated for laboratory testing as more employers move to point-of-care testing. The report also indicates that 40-50 million Americans are subject to drug testing, of which 20-25 million are actually tested.
Standard & Poor estimated the entire industry at $5.9 Billion per year in 1999.
Read other DATIA questions and answers.
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Mark Your Calendar
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January 31, 2003 is fast approaching! Make sure you receive your required specimen collector qualification training and perform your required proficiency demonstrations before the DOT’s deadline.
Register for a DATIA Certified Professional Collector Trainer™ (CPCT) course today. At the same time, you can register for the valuable Secrets to Successful Drug and Alcohol Testing Program Management course.
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Dept. of Education Announces New Office for the Safe and Drug Free Schools Program
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