£20 BILLION YEARLY  ILLEGAL DRUG USE IMPACTING UK EMPLOYERS

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£20 BILLION YEARLY ILLEGAL DRUG USE IMPACTING UK EMPLOYERS

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"In December 2021, the UK government estimated that the costs associated with illegal drug use were £20 billion per year. Drug-related crime [including crime in the workplace] makes up approximately 48% of total costs. Most of the latter (86%), arise from the hundreds of thousands of people who use opiates...

EMPLOYERS CONCERNED ABOUT STAFF TAKING HALLUCINOGENS

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As our Drug Testing Kit UK's Health Science Advisor explains: "hallucinogens are drugs that alter someone’s awareness and can cause people to see and hear things that aren’t there. They are split into 2 categories: 'Dissociative Drugs,' like PCP, and 'Classic Hallucinogens,' like LSD. Some Hallucinogens, like PCP and Ketamine,...

MARIJUANA CAN IMPACT EMPLOYEES' WORK OVER LONG TIME PERIODS

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 Did You Know? As our Drug Testing Kit UK's Health Science Advisor, reports: "Different drugs stay in the system for different amounts of time. The length of the effects of different drugs vary greatly. For example, the high from marijuana can last for up to 10 hours, the high from...

CAN COMPANIES PERFORM THEIR OWN WORKPLACE DRUG TESTING?

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Drug Testing Kits UK which leads the way in helping to prevent drug abuse in the workplace, has empowered countless companies, organisations and institutions across the length and breath of the UK and Southern Ireland, by providing them with non-invasive, top-of-the range, cutting-edge, highly accurate, CE-approved, easy-to-use, rapid results workplace drug...

THE HUGE BENEFITS OF ON-SITE DRUG TESTING

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As Drug Testing Kits UK frequently tells the countless companies and organisations that we supply across the length and breath of Britain and Southern Ireland: "there has been a massive shift from expensive laboratory drug testing, to on-site drug testing. This hugely beneficial switch includes Network Rail, which introduced this...

WHY DRUG TESTING KITS UK IS RENOWNED FOR PROVIDING THEIR CONSUMERS WITH GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE

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 Being in the UK Medical Health Supply business for many years, we know what it means to appreciate our consumers - be they individuals, or small, medium or large companies or organisations. For the Professional CX team at Drug Testing Kits UK: first-class customer service translates to: "following best practices...

ALCOHOL TESTING IN THE WORKPLACE SHOULD BE MANDATORY ALONG WITH DRUG TESTING

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These days, here at Drug Testing Kits UK, we see that employers are becoming more and more concerned about alcohol abuse in the workplace. This is due to the very serious risks and consequences posed by members of staff who have no qualms about abusing alcohol; employees who do not...

IT'S DIFFICULT TO DETECT WORKPLACE DRUG ABUSE WITHOUT ON-SITE TESTS

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  As Drug Testing Kits UK, is all too aware: "Drug misuse in the workplace can lead to lower productivity, high absenteeism rates, and a higher number of workplace-related accidents and injuries. Individuals who suffer from drug addiction may call in sick regularly to recover from hangovers or to deal...