Over 1 Million UK Workers Tested: Drug Use in the Workplace Exposed
[scriptless]New research highlights the alarming prevalence of drug use in the workplace, with over one million people in the UK reportedly turning up for work with drugs in their system. The study found that one in 30 employees tested at work last year had taken narcotics, including cannabis, cocaine, and opiates.
It’s not just manual workers who are being caught by their employers—many of those tested were professionals such as teachers, police officers, surgeons, and drivers. The data comes from an analysis of 1.7 million tests conducted last year for some of Britain’s most well-known firms and organisations.
These figures illuminate the grim state of the UK’s alcohol and drug issues. Recent statistics disclose that Britain’s illegal drug market is valued at £6 billion per year, with £1 billion attributed to cocaine alone.
