“…Million workers have Class A drugs in their system – study finds…”

“..Almost a million UK employees carry on working with drugs including cannabis, opiates and cocaine in their systems, according to a new report.

The study – which analysed the results of 1.7m UK workplace drug tests over the past five years –

- also found the number of workers testing positive rose by nearly 50% between 2007 and 2011, up from 2.26% to 3.23%.

Contrary to stereotypes, the age group most likely to test positive for Class A drugs such as cocaine, heroin, amphetamines and methadone was not the under-25s -

- but those aged between 25 and 34…”

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