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.