Re: Drug screening & background check. Confused
Originally Posted by Giantaxe
(Post 13058183)
Increases an employer’s healthcare costs disproportionately.
For what its worth every US employer myself or my wife has had has increased premiums for tobacco users. |
Re: Drug screening & background check. Confused
Originally Posted by tom169
(Post 13058217)
So nothing related to why a drug test is typically performed as part of pre-employment screening.
For what its worth every US employer myself or my wife has had has increased premiums for tobacco users. |
Re: Drug screening & background check. Confused
Drug tests are to test for illicit drugs. If you don't have a prescription for medical pot (which you can prove, obviously) and it is not legal for recreational use in your state it is, by definition, an illicit drug.
No different than if you are taking loratabs without a prescription. I don't see what the problem is. If you are saying that it shouldn't be considered an illicit drug then your problem is with state law, not the company seeking a pre-employment drug screen. |
Re: Drug screening & background check. Confused
Originally Posted by civilservant
(Post 13058247)
Drug tests are to test for illicit drugs. If you don't have a prescription for medical pot (which you can prove, obviously) and it is not legal for recreational use in your state it is, by definition, an illicit drug.
No different than if you are taking loratabs without a prescription. I don't see what the problem is. If you are saying that it shouldn't be considered an illicit drug then your problem is with state law, not the company seeking a pre-employment drug screen. And to use your example, do employers test for Loratabs and demand to see a prescription if detected? Ditto for a zillion other drugs that require a prescription? |
Re: Drug screening & background check. Confused
And to use your example, do employers test for Loratabs and demand to see a prescription if detected? Ditto for a zillion other drugs that require a prescription? There are an awful lot of things that are “illicit”. Why the fixation specifically on marijuana use? |
Re: Drug screening & background check. Confused
Originally Posted by Giantaxe
(Post 13057425)
So what's the purpose of screening for marijuana? If it's fitness for the job, then why aren't they testing for alcohol and tobacco use as well? If it's because it's illegal, well it simply isn't in most of the US. And if it's because of some notion that marijuana use indicates that a job candidate is likely to be a lawbreaker, I will simply shake my head.
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Re: Drug screening & background check. Confused
Originally Posted by MidAtlantic
(Post 13058410)
If I was employing drivers or employees operating heavy/complex machinery I would want to test them for anything that may impair their skills. That would be for their own safety and the safety of others.
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Re: Drug screening & background check. Confused
Originally Posted by civilservant
(Post 13058343)
I can’t speak for other employers, but mine asks for proof of any prescriptions that are used to refute a
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Re: Drug screening & background check. Confused
Originally Posted by Giantaxe
(Post 13058465)
So they test for any and all prescription drugs to make sure you’re not using any “illicitly”?
So any alcohol use then? So let's clear this up - your position is that there should be no drugs screening? Or that they should be screening for other things? If so, what? |
Re: Drug screening & background check. Confused
Originally Posted by civilservant
(Post 13058466)
Clearly not. However most tests do check for the obvious ones that cause a 'high' and therefore are more commonly abused.
Originally Posted by civilservant
(Post 13058466)
Since alcolhol is legal, no.
So let's clear this up - your position is that there should be no drugs screening? Or that they should be screening for other things? If so, what? I think my position is pretty clear , namely that testing for marijuana is absurd when there is no testing for alcohol use. I realize it’s going to take a while for the predictable set of states to legalize marijuana but thankfully most of the country is there or on the way. So even this “illicit” argument - which is itself inconsistent - is going away. |
Re: Drug screening & background check. Confused
I notice that you failed to answer the question. How about you come up with a solution rather than sniping from the cheap seats? I'd genuinely like to know what your position actually is.
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Re: Drug screening & background check. Confused
Originally Posted by civilservant
(Post 13058475)
I notice that you failed to answer the question. How about you come up with a solution rather than sniping from the cheap seats? I'd genuinely like to know what your position actually is.
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Re: Drug screening & background check. Confused
Originally Posted by Giantaxe
(Post 13058476)
As I’ve already said I wouldn’t pre-employment test for either marijuana or alcohol.
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Re: Drug screening & background check. Confused
Originally Posted by Giantaxe
(Post 13058239)
Tobacco users have higher rates of medical absences. It’s not just about premium costs.
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Re: Drug screening & background check. Confused
Pre-employment tests for assorted substances do little in terms of safeguarding others anyway.
Anybody using anything knows to stop using for a certain amount of time beforehand. Random regular testing after hiring might find more people, but there are very few roles where I would be comfortable with that happening. |
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