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Drug abuse is pervasive in today’s workplace
"The vast majority of drug users are employed, and when they arrive for work, they don't leave their problems at the door. Of the 16.7 million illicit drug users aged 18 or older in 2003, 12.4 million (74.3 percent) were employed either full or part time. Furthermore, research indicates that between 10 and 20 percent of the nation's workers who die on the job test positive for alcohol or other drugs. In fact, industries with the highest rates of drug use are the same as those at a high risk for occupational injuries, such as construction, mining, manufacturing and wholesale."
U.S. Department of Labor.
Protect your employees and your workplace
Employees using drugs are 5 times more likely to file a Workers' Compensation claim. Employed drug abusers cost their employers nearly twice as much in medical and worker compensation claims as their drug-free coworkers.
Employees using drugs are 3.6 times more likely to injure themselves or another person in a workplace accident.
Employees using drugs are 5 times more likely to be injured in an accident off the job which, affects their attendance and/or performance on the job.
Drug abusers on average cost employers $7,000-$10,000 per employee annually.
Drug abuse impacts productivity and morale of the entire organization. We are all affected in the form of higher taxes, higher insurance rates, more crime, higher health care costs, and higher consumer prices.
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