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EmploymentCurrent employment status is also highly correlated with rates of illicit drug use. An estimated 17.1 percent of unemployed adults aged 18 or older were current illicit drug users in 2001 compared with 6.9 percent of those employed full time and 9.1 percent of those employed part time. Although the rate of drug use was higher among unemployed persons than other employment groups, most drug users were employed. Of the 13.4 million illicit drug users aged 18 or older in 2001, 10.2 million (76.4 percent) were employed either full or part time. |
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2002, September 4). Results from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Volume I. Summary of National Findings (Office of Applied Studies, NHSDA Series H-17 ed.) (BKD461, SMA 02-3758)Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved September 26, 2002 from the World Wide Web:http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/nhsda/2k1nhsda/vol1/chapter2.htm#2.empl
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Employed drug abusers cost their employers about twice as much in medical and worker compensation claims as their drug-free coworkers. The good news is that monthly drug use rates among workers decreased from nearly 17 percent in 1985 to 7 percent in 1992 and have remained at that lower level. If you are an employer and would like information on creating and implementing a prevention and treatment program for your employees, call the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention's Workplace Helpline at 1-800-843-4971. |
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2002, September 24). NIDA InfoFacts: Workplace TrendsWashington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved October 07, 2002 from the World Wide Web:http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofax/workplace.html
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Researched using Government and Organization statistics: There are many reasons why you, as the owner of a business, should be concerned about the abuse of drugs in the workplace: Individuals with substance abuse problems that work: ˇ function at about 67% of their capacity, or less ˇ are 3.6 times more likely to have or cause an accident, possibly causing injury to self and others ˇ have (2.5 times more accidents than non-abusers) ˇ are 5 times more likely to file for Workmans Comp claims ˇ have an estimated absentee rate of 30-35 days per year or more ˇ cause as much as 25% loss of salary through absenteeism, health care cost and poor productivity Need more............. Other information by Federal and Organization Statistics ˇ Drug abusers often steal funds and equipment from their employers ˇ Workers using drugs often sell drugs at work to co-workers ˇ 16.5% of seriously injured patients tested had been drinking or using drugs prior to the injury ˇ Drug abusers at work cause overall morale problems Furthermore: Services such as the Cocaine Hotline report statistics that callers readily admit that they have stolen from employers to support drug habits and have supplied co-workers while on the job. FACT: Employees who abuse drugs or alcohol while working not only affect morale and productivity but another factor which affects the business owner is in the cost of unemployment benefits and Workers Comp claims. Employees that have gone undetected yet are fired under the employers suspicions of abuse or overall productivity generally file for unemployment benefits and get paid......where as if the employer had implemented a policy for drug detection, and had fired the employee on a positive drug test result-the employee could not collect. The same applies above to Workmans Comp and these two reasons alone are enough to cause alarm! Alpha Counseling 2520 BARDSTOWN ROAD LOUISVILLE, KY 502-452-1551 
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