Your Drug-Free Workplace Specialists

Benefits of NMS

By implementing a Drug-Free Workplace program, businesses can make their workplaces safer and more productive. A Drug-Free program not only allows you the opportunity to help an employee, it offers the benefits of lower insurance claims and Workers Compensation premiums.

We offer the following services:

  • Policy Development & Implementation
  • Employee Education and Supervisory Training
  • Substance Abuse and Drug Testing
  • Certified Bilingual Medical Review Officers (MRO)
  • Computerized random selection programs
  • Over 2000 collection sites through LabCorp and Quest
  • 24-Hour Toll-Free Assistance
  • Compliance with all Federal & State Regulated Industries
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Policy Development
  • Substance Abuse Professionals (SAPs)
  • Safety Programs
  • Background Screenings
  • DNA Testing
  • Clinical Testing
  • Blood Tests
  • Fingerprinting
  • Wellness Programs

Why Drug Testing?

  • Comply with Federal and State Regulations (US Department of Transportation)
  • Increase Productivity
  • Reduce Theft
  • Improve Employee Morale and Motivation
  • Reduce Accidents
  • Reduce Absenteeism, Tardiness, Sick Leave and Personal Time Off
  • Reduce Liability Exposure
  • Discounted Workers Compensation Premiums
  • Meet State Requirements to Obtain State-Funded Contracts

Who Does Drugs?

  • People from ALL walks of life
  • 65% of people who use drugs earn $25,000 or more annually
  • 76% of all illegal drug users are white; 12% are black; 8% are Hispanic
  • No industry or occupation is immune

Vital Statistics – Drugs in the Workplace

  • Estimated cost of low productivity suffered by business attributed to drugs – $100 billion
  • 9.7 million Americans use marijuana
  • 18 million Americans over 18 are alcoholics or severely abuse alcohol
  • 23.7 million Americans have used cocaine
  • 70% of adult drug users are employed
  • Drug and alcohol abusers are 3.6 times more likely to injure themselves or others on the job
  • Drug and alcohol abusers cost the U.S. more than $110 billion a year in medical claims
  • One in 12 employees report current use of illicit drugs
  • Drug users are responsible for 35% of all workplace absenteeism and ?40-80% of all theft
  • Substance abuse is the cause of 40% of all injuries and deaths within businesses across America
  • Each substance abuser costs an employer an average of $11,000 each year
  • A lawsuit due to an employee's substance abuse problem can cost an employer his or her livelihood
  • While 90% of large businesses have a Drug-Free Workplace testing program in place, only 10% of small to midsize businesses have a program. Because of this, drug abusers often choose to work for small businesses that lack a comprehensive drug testing program.