Training: Drugs in the Workplace

Are you experiencing problems with low productivity and increased absenteeism?

Have you noticed an increase in questionable accidents and workers' compensation claims?

The negative relationship between drug use and job performance has been clearly established over the past several years. The Achilles' heel of the drug abuser is job performance. When an employee makes the decision to abuse drugs, poor performance is part of the package. The available data indicates that substance abuse has a significant impact on the workplace, with costs estimated at over $100 billion annually.

Did you know that:

• 75% of illegal drug users are employed
• 14% of all employees have a substance abuse problem
• Drug and Alcohol related problems are one of the four top reasons for the rise in workplace violence
• Supervisory personnel are the number one target of workplace violence and homicides
• Drug-affected employees only perform at 67% of their capabilities

These figures suggest that workplace substance abuse is an issue employers must address.

The forecast for the workforce of tomorrow is not good. Substance abuse among teens is increasing at an alarming rate; up 33% in the past year, up 78% in the past three years.

75% of people arrested have drugs in their system at the time of arrest.

Do you know how to identify illegal drugs? Click here to download our Drug Identification Chart.

How does drug trafficking affect your bottom line? Click here for our free productivity loss calculator.

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