The restaurant industry is a very stressful business. It takes a certain person to serve people and to juggle the stress that goes along with serving the public. Some people feel that dealing with the stress of the job is much easier when you are under the influence of drugs. As a server, I can understand why fellow servers feel the need to use drugs. Some 19 percent of food preparation workers, waiters, waitresses and bartenders use drugs, for instance.1 Many employees use drugs for medicinal reasons, others for recreational use and some use them simply to make more money. Servers feel that if they are under the influence of drugs, they can deal with the guests better, are more friendly and in turn, they tend to make more money because they are relaxed. Most restaurants do not have a drug policy. This fact opens them up to all kinds of applicants. If you do not screen your employees, how can you be sure that everyone you hire is drug-free? Many employers have no idea if any of their employees are using drugs. Personally, I feel that what you do on your own time is your business. As long as your habit does not interfere with your performance, your employer should have no right to subject you to a drug test. I also think that if restaurants offered substance abuse prevention programs, they would be less concerned about whether their employees were using drugs. Many companies also violate a person's rights by forcing them to either take drug tests or by having their personal belongings searched. .
You do not have to pass a drug test to get the job and the only time they do a drug test is if you have on on-the-job injury. In many cases, however, even the drug test for worker compensation claims are waived. Many employers feel that drug use inhibits productivity. In fact, the only credible study on the merits of drug testing was undertaken in 1994 by the National Academy of Sciences and sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Drug Testing Beneficial or Costly? ... (Drug-Free 1) Drug testing helps prevent drug abuse in the workplace. ... - How you do the drug testing... The test is for detection of recent drug abuse. ... The urine test can detect current usage of a drug. ...
For employers, the solution is simple; drug tests are mandatory for employment. ... Drug-testing advocates claim that drug and alcohol abuse is responsible for high employee absentee rates; and according to drug testing laws, employers may be liable for the negligence of an employee under the influence of drugs or alcohol. ... Yet even in these jobs, random drug testing does not guarantee safety. ... The idea of drug testing employees has good reasons. ... Drug companies that do not test will go bust. ...
Should Drug testing be legal? Drug testing of athletes has always been a problem in America. ... There are many benefits toward drug testing in athletics. ... Finally, Morris was tested for drugs and failed by testing positive for steroids and other illegal drugs. ... Also those who are opposed to drug testing feel degraded when a fellow teammate, coach, or friend are taken drugs. ...
The Effectiveness of Drug Testing In The Work Place • Drug testing at work is the single and most effective weapon we have against drug abuse. ... • Drug testing is required among public sector workers, such as police, firefighters, and other federal workers. ... • Drug related accidents also encourage people to accept drug testing. More and more corporations require drug tests of their employees for safety reasons. ... • Many corporations have treatment programs for their employees in the case that they test positive for drug use. ...
Drug Testing on the Job The ethics of drug testing has become an increased concern for many companies in the recent years. ... Is drug testing an ethical way to decide employee drug use? ... Drug tests check for illegal substances. With this exactness drug testing is the most efficient way to find which employees are using drugs. ... The drug testing itself forces employees to confront the problems that they have. ...
The most efficient methods are through drug testing, personality testing, integrity testing, aptitude testing, and background checks. ... Drug testing is primarily focused on protecting a workplace from negative effects of alcohol and other drug abuse. ... In order to determine whether an individual is using drugs and alcohol there are several types of drug testing methods that can be used such as urine test, blood test, breath-alcohol test, and saliva and hair test. ... A drug testing policy should include the drugs that are being testing for, who will be tested and under what conditions,...
In an effort to lower drug abuse among teens, many schools across the country have chosen to start testing their students for drugs. ... Athletes are tested mainly for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. ... There are even a few schools that have gone as far as treating students who refuse the drug tests the same as students who test positive for drugs! ... While drug abuse is a problem that needs to be solved, mandatory drug testing in schools isn't the answer. ... Mandatory drug testing invades our privacy and just isn't worthwhile. ...
Drug Testing Drug testing is an efficient, dependable method of determining a person's drug use. ... Drug tests are able to identify the specific drug and amount used. ... Drug test identify the specific drug used. ... Gombos adds that drug tests also test for metabolites. ... Drug tests are not error free. ...
Drug Testing Making a person take a drug test violates their Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights under the constitution of the United States of America. ... There is a very large possibility for an error on a drug test. ... "I don't have a problem with drug testing," James Hughes said. ... They are forced to take drug test without probable cause. Drug testing should not be allowed for many reasons. ...
