Attention warns job drug tests can expose ADHD treatment
Drug tests during recruitment can force applicants to explain prescribed ADHD treatment when medication produces a positive result, the Swedish organisation Attention warns.
Its chair, Eric Donell, calls this a privacy problem for people already facing difficulties in the labour market, Sveriges Radio reports. Attention also recognises that testing can be justified on safety grounds in some jobs.
A positive result does not by itself establish illicit drug use. Karolinska University Hospital describes a medical review process for workplace tests in which a doctor assesses whether a result has a legitimate explanation, such as prescribed medication.
The warning concerns the pressure to disclose sensitive health information during hiring. It does not establish that every positive test reveals a diagnosis to an employer, or that a new testing rule has taken effect.
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