Saliva Drug Test Kit - One More Tool to Prevent Fraud and Theft

By: Chip Cantrell

As a CPA involved in numerous fraud and theft cases with businesses and government entities in a broad range of categories, I have learned the necessity of offering employees a controlled workplace surrounded by a sound monitoring system.

Most employees never intend to steal. And when they do steal, they usually intend for the theft to only last for a short time while they are in the jam. However, theft and criminal activity have a way of mushrooming into an uncontrolled state for the employees.

So, it is imperative to seek every opportunity to assist your employees in avoiding these troubles and the temptations that follow. History has shown that the single most devastating lifestyle issue for your employees is the use of illegal drugs. Drugs will not only lead your employees into theft and fraud, they will also destroy their families and tear their whole lives apart. So preventing drug use by your employees is critical to stop this destruction.

One of the most important tools in stopping drug use is the use of drug tests during employee screenings and randomly throughout employment. In the past, the costs of contracting with local drug laboratories and the employee down time involved have been barriers to many small business owners testing their employees. Enter the Saliva Drug Test Kit - the affordable alternative.

Many websites and pharmaceutical suppliers offer saliva drug test kits that provide accurate, affordable, and fast drug testing. These tests detect traces of drugs in the oral fluids of employees. These tests are harder to fake due to the fact that direct supervision and application of mouth swabs by supervisors eliminate the possibilities of employees providing test samples that are either fake or from another donor.

These tests can be used to detect amphetamines, morphine, phencyclidine, marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine, and their metabolites in the employee's saliva. The results are often immediate in the form of some type of signal on the mouth swab (in much the same way as a pregnancy test operates). Therefore, random testing will in no way result in employee down time. The test is well worth the few minutes it takes to complete. In addition, the collection procedure is not embarrassing to employees in a way that a urine sample may be.

If positive results are obtained on any employee, it may, however, be a good idea to pay for a formal drug test with a local laboratory. If employees know that you are willing to take this extra step, they will not fear the damage to their reputation that a false positive might cause.

Drug testing is not a way to keep tabs on employees. It is a way to help employees avoid destroying their own lives. Drug use is very tempting. It offers a quick remedy for the stresses of everyday life. However, drugs are addictive and will lead to your employees stealing to continue. Parents only keep tabs on their kids because they care. Employers should have this same concern for their employees.