In recent years, drug usage and legality have gradually become more lenient. For marijuana, one of the most popular drugs to date, the number of states allowing recreational use since 2012 shot up by 17. When it comes to medicinal use, that number currently sits at 38 states. However, the U.S. states tend to vary heavily in their attitude on the topic. To combat this drug usage on a private level, many companies and related industries have introduced drug testing.
Since 2019, the amount of positive marijuana tests grew by 45.2%. This is most important for safety-sensitive industries as recreational marijuana leniency is correlated to a 10% increase in workplace injuries among 20 to 34 year olds. This means industries like transportation and warehousing, manufacturing, energy utilities, and construction are all a riskier place to work after these laws. In order to make sure your workers are in the safest environment possible, requesting drug tests can be an effective deterrent.
Unfortunately, not every drug test goes without tampering. It’s estimated that there’s been a 600% increase in tampered test samples between 2022 and 2023 alone. Especially with 10% of testing being post-accident and 9% being follow-up drug tests. Thankfully, US Drug Test Centers offer a better solution, with hassle-free drug education. They even have made it easy to order tests and cut down on the amount of cheating possible. Learn more about employment drug testing laws by state below:
Source: USDrugTestCenters.com