Drug Screening
According to the US Chamber of Commerce, it is estimated that drug abusing employees acquire 300% higher medical costs and benefits, this in turn causes health insurance rates to climb as well. An employee who engages in drug abuse is three times more likely to be late for work and 2.5 times more likely to have absences of eight or more days (US Chamber of Commerce). The current state of the economy has placed a high value on time, and every second counts. A drug screen program can help to ensure that you hire employees who are free from substance abuse.

Whether you are a large company with hundreds of employees or a small company with ten employees, you are entitled to require your employees to undergo mandatory drug screens. Reliance Medical Group is committed to helping you to maintain a drug free work place.

We offer:
  • DOT / NIDA / FMCSA / PMSHA (Includes MRO Services)
  • Non-DOT / Non NIDA (Up to 10 panel with or without alcohol)
  • Rapid Screen (5 panel results within five minutes)
  • BAT (Breath Alcohol Test) DOT & Non DOT
  • Hair Testing
  • Blood Testing - This service is ONLY available to companies and is no longer available as a SELF-PAY service
  • MRO Services - Certified MROs on premesis
  • Random Consortium (Standard fee is waived for clients exclusive to Reliance)
  • 24 / 7 Post Accident and Reasonable Suspicion Testing for clients exclusive to Reliance

Reann McManus
Lab Manager

Drug Abuse

How it affects your business

Drug use in the workplace costs employers approximately $81 billion annually in lost productivity. (The US Department of Labor)

55% of the cost of substance abuse is borne by both employees and society at large. (Center for Substance Abuse Research, University of Maryland)

Employees who abuse drugs or alcohol are 10 times more likely to miss work, nearly 4 times as likely to be involved in on-the-job accidents and 5 times more likely to file a workers compensation claim. They are also responsible for 40% of industrial fatalities, are 33% less productive and generate health care costs that are 3 times as high as other co-workers. (American Council for Drug Education)

Employees who tested positive on their pre-employment drug test were 77% more likely to be discharged within the first three years of employment and were absent from work 66% more often than those who tested negative. (US Postal Service)

Employees reporting current drug use are likely to have worked for 3 or more employers, to have voluntarily left an employer in the past year and to have skipped one or more days of work in the past month.

75% of adults who reported using drugs at least once in the past month are employed - this number represents more than 8.5 million individuals.