In our last meeting we were asked to offer proposals on how we can cut costs. In looking into this I found some interesting research on eliminating drug testing in favor of Employee Assistance Programs.

By eliminating our drug-testing program, we will do away with $1,000,000 in the cost of testing and also lost employee productivity in the time it takes to administer the test. (ACLU 5) Also, in this time of low unemployment, it is harder to recruit people with the right skills. The research shows that for people who only used drugs once, the possibility of a test will deter them from applying for a position with that company. This report outlines the results of research I have done to offer a solution; an alternative to drug testing

First, I will discuss new findings on how effective drug testing really is. Then, I will discuss Employee Assistance Programs answering the following questions, are Employee-Assistance Programs effective. What are they? How do they help? How do they work? Are they worth the hassle?

We have been bombarded with the notion that drug use has reached epidemic proportions in the work force. That we

EAP's are a very important part of the new world company. They are effective and worthwhile ventures on any scale. Every company from three to 300,000 employees needs to have some sort of EAP. With the overwhelming self- serving attitudes people have today getting a person to commit him/herself to the company is almost impossible unless they feel as though the company has committed its self to them. A well-designed and maintained EAP will do just that.

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