JANUARY 1989
Testing
% of managers who think drug testing should be legal for use:
As a preemployment requirement 81%
As a preemployment requirement for sensitive jobs 94
On a random basis for all workers 53
What to Do
According to managers, employees using drugs at work should be:
Yes No Don't know
Dismissed 59% 28% 13%
Given counseling 95 4 2
Prosecuted 30 39 30
A survey of managers by the American Productivity & Quality Center found that slightly more than 40% of respondents thought there was a drug-abuse problem where they worked.
Source: American Productivity & Quality Center, 1988