A Conceptual Model for Determining an Optimal Drug Testing Program.

Abstract

A conceptual model for determining an optimal cirug testing policy was developed which compared drug use in the Navy with a demographically equivalent group of civilians. A new measure of drug use, a drug-day, was defmed as a day on which the user could test positive if subjected to drug testing. Algorithms were presented which estimate the deterrence and detection effects of alternative drug testing rates. The cost per drug-day was determined based on the estimated relationship between substance abuse and employee productivity in the civilian sector. Estimated benefits were compared to the cost of drug testing in order to assess the net benefit of drug testing and determine optimal test rates. Preliminary estimates derived from the conceptual model indicated that present levels of Navy drug testing were cost beneficial. Annual net benefits were estimated to exceed $23 million.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA304401

Entities

People

  • Jules I. Borack
  • Stephen L. Mehay

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Detection
  • Deterrence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Addiction
  • Drug Users
  • Economics
  • Employment
  • Human Behavior
  • Labor Markets
  • Markov Chains
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Probability
  • Productivity
  • Street Drugs

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