10% of workers are abusing drugs and/or alcohol on the job. $9,600 is the identifiable cost to the employer for each abuser each year. 65% of accidents on the job are caused by substance abuse. 3 times as many sickness benefiis are used by abusers. Abusers are 6 times more likely to file a Worker's Comp Claim. There are 16 times more work absences from abusers. 10% of adult dementia in the United States results from alcohol-related brain damage. Alcohol is involved in over 13,000 crashes each year. Approximately 40,000 Americans die each year as a result of direct and indirect effects of drugs. In 1994, 45.6% of high school seniors had used an illicit drug at least once in their life, up from 42.9% In 1993.
Chemically Dependent Anonymous
02/21/2001