The Importance of Random Drug Testing in the Workplace
Abbott – Work Drug Safe Website| Knowledge & Insights Blog | December 2021
Drug use is on the rise in the United States. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) identified that the number of past-year illicit drug users ages 26 and older over the last few years: 14.6% of the population in 2015; 15% of the population in 2016; 16.1% of the population in 2017; and 16.7% of the population in 2018.
The report is ongoing, but we can assume that the numbers will continue to rise when SAMHSA releases the 2019...