Drug Testing In The Workplace In 2013 around 24.6 million Americans above the age of 12 had recently used an illicit drug. That is 9.6% of our population within the past month has been under the influence of an illicit drug. ("Drug Use Estimates") Would you want your kids teacher to be under the influence or even worse there bus driver? The number of people that use illicit drugs is high but, the costs to drug test them are low and drug testing leaves many benefits on the table in the workplace. Many Americans are recreational drug users. Marijuana is the most used illegal drug, with 19.8 million users over the age of 12.(“Drug Use Estimates”) That is a staggering number of almost 20 million! These numbers have decreased 1998 where the use
