Drug-free workplace programs reduce health care costs. Drug testing is essential to the success of workplace programs and is a useful tool in drug treatment. Drug testing helps break denial and disrupts addiction. Workers support drug-free workplace programs which include drug testing and provide firm and compassionate education and rehabilitation. Drug testing is effective in deterring drug use, and it has been overwhelmingly supported by the courts.
Studies indicate broad public support for workplace drug testing.
Voluntary drug testing in schools has proven to be effective as part of comprehensive drug prevention programs, which include education, intervention and counseling. Drug testing aids law enforcement by adding new levels of flexibility and accuracy to the detection and monitoring of drug-using offenders. Treatment programs and probation and parole officers use drug testing to therapeutically confront offenders. Drug testing is used to detect and reduce incidents of crime and drugged driving. The accuracy of on-site drug testing has been well established.