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Workplace drug abuse policy.

T G McGuire1, C J Ruhm

  • 1Department of Economics, Boston University, MA 02215.

Journal of Health Economics
|March 9, 1993
PubMed
Summary
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Workplace drug abuse policies often result in insufficient treatment and excessive drug testing due to asymmetric information. Labor market incentives create an imbalance, impacting worker safety and treatment accessibility.

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Area of Science:

  • Labor Economics
  • Public Health Policy
  • Occupational Safety

Background:

  • Approximately 70% of illicit drug users are employed, posing significant challenges for workplace policies.
  • Asymmetric information in the labor market complicates the management of drug abuse, worker choices, and accident risks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze workplace policies for drug abuse treatment and testing within a labor market characterized by information asymmetry.
  • To determine the equilibrium of worker treatment and drug testing frequencies.

Main Methods:

  • Economic modeling of labor market dynamics with moral hazard and selection components related to drug abuse.
  • Characterization of worker treatment and testing patterns under market equilibrium.

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Main Results:

  • Labor market incentives tend to promote insufficient drug abuse treatment.
  • Conversely, these incentives lead to excessive drug testing of workers.

Conclusions:

  • Current workplace policies and market incentives create an inefficient balance between drug abuse treatment and testing.
  • Policy interventions may be necessary to correct the underprovision of treatment and oversupply of testing.