About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

26 Contemp. Drug Probs. 331 (1999)
Worker Drug Use and Workplace Drug-Testing Programs: Results from the 1994 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

handle is hein.journals/condp26 and id is 361 raw text is: Contemporary Drug Problems 26/Summer 1999 Worker drug use and workplace drug-testing programs: results from the 1994 national house- hold survey on drug abuse BY JOHN P. HOFFMANN AND CINDY L. LARISON Workplace drug-testing programs in the United States have proliferated over the past 10-15 years. It appears that many companies see drug-testing programs as an effective policy for deterring illicit drug use among their employees. However, there is little empirical research that has examined the relationship between drug-testing programs and worker drug use. Using data from the 1994 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), this paper examines the associations among drug use, drug-testing programs, and perceptions of programs. The results suggest that weekly users of marijuana or cocaine are less likely than others to work for companies that have drug-testing programs. In general, users of marijuana and cocaine are also less likely to want to work for such companies. These findings suggest a deterrent effect of drug-testing programs, although the mechanisms underlying this deterrent effect remain unknown. Workplace drug-testing programs have proliferated over the past decade or so. Annual surveys conducted by the Ameri- AUTHORS' NOTE: This research was funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance Abuse Policy Research Program. We would like to thank Ken Rasinski, Robin Room, and two anonymous reviewers for helpful comments on earlier drafts of this paper. Please address correspondence to the first author at NORC, Washington Office, 1350 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036; e-mail: hoffmann @ norcmaiL uchicago.edu. © 1999 by Federal Legal Publications, Inc.

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most