Workplace drug testing: avoiding the testing addiction
Leanne Jardine‐Tweedie
(NB Prescription Drug Program, Department of Health & Community Services, Fredericton, Canada)
Phillip C. Wright
(National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam)
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Abstract
This paper discusses the use of drugs in the workplace with particular enphasis on the practice of drug testing, outlining arguments, both for and against. We conclude that drug testing tends to destroy the employee‐employer relationship, recommending strongly not to engage in the practice. Finally, alternatives to drug testing are outlined, culminating in a call to place greater emphasis on performance testing.
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Citation
Jardine‐Tweedie, L. and Wright, P.C. (1998), "Workplace drug testing: avoiding the testing addiction", Journal of Managerial Psychology, Vol. 13 No. 8, pp. 534-543. https://doi.org/10.1108/02683949810244857
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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