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drug and alcohol testing  

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  • Organizations use drug and alcohol testing to determine whether an employee (or prospective employee) is under the influence of alcohol or specific drugs. The drugs included in the test are illegal drugs such as cocaine, marijuana, PCP, and methamphetamines and commonly abused legal drugs such amphetamines, barbiturates, and opiates. [Source: Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Drug and Alcohol Testing]

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