America's Work Place At Risk

Statistics from the Department of Labor show:

• 12.3 million adults currently use illicit drugs.

•  9.4 million (77%) are employed.

• Alcohol is the most widely abused drug among working adults. An estimated 6.2 % of adults working full time are heavy drinkers.

• More than 60 % of adults know someone who has reported for work under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.

Among the population of full-time employed current illicit drug users:

• 44 % work for small establishments (1-24 employees)

• 43 % work for medium establishments (25-499 employees)

• 13 % work for large establishments (500 or more employees)

How Does Substance Abuse Affect Your Workplace?

Studies show that substance abusers are:

• Five times more likely to file a workers' compensation claim.

• Two and a half times more likely to have absences of 8 days or more. They average ten times as many days missed as non-users.

• 3.6 times more likely to injure themselves or others in workplace accidents.

• Five times more likely to be injured in an accident off the job.

Substance Abusers:

• Are one third less productive.

• Request time off 2.2 times more often.

• Come in late three times more often than others.

• Cause a negative impact on heath care costs.