Random drug testing is used now-a-days in so many organizations for making their organization drug free and to increase their productivity. The main aim of random drug testing is to prevent the usage or discourage the usage of drugs. It is mostly done in schools, colleges, offices, prisons, military, even in government agencies. Different test are being done for different types of drugs.

Most widely used test in the case of cannabis is urine test. Now-a-days drug testing became as common as filling up an application form. The employers of the organization should just test the employees but should not suspect the employees.80 % of the large companies spend over $200 million a year for drug testing.

Random Drug testing is done all of a sudden without any pre notification. It‘s main aim is to prevent the usage of drugs. Coming to the school, random testing is done even in some schools for making them aware about the disadvantages of drug abuse.

Some of the critics of Random drug testing are:

  • It degrades the privacy of the employee or the person
  • It is costly.

By MND A01