Avitar, Inc.

Companies offered risk assessment tool focused on workplace drug abuse

Published in Medical Device Business Week, February 9th, 2005

Avitar, Inc., (AVR), the company that developed the world's first on-site oral test for drugs-of-abuse, announced the availability of the Drug-Free Workplace Profile, a self-audit risk assessment tool that helps corporations review and gain better insight into the issues and problems associated with developing and implementing a drug-free workplace policy.

"Ten percent of the U.S. workforce abuses drugs which costs employers more than $110B every year," shares Peter Phildius, chairman and CEO of Avitar.

"Companies that lack corporate drug testing programs suffer repercussions in cost and safety including: higher employee turnover and absenteeism,...

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