Acording to the Subtance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:

 77% of illegal drug users are employed. Are you employing them? If so, what does this mean for you?

• Employees who use illegal drugs cost their employers about twice as much in medical claims as non-users.
• Employees who use illegal drugs are 3.6 times more likelty to be involved in a workplace accident, and 5 time more likely to file a worker’s comp claim.
• Employees who use illegal drugs are 2.2 times more likely to request early dismissal or time off, 2.5 times more likely to have absences of eight days or more, and 3 times more likely to be late for work.
• Up to 40% of industrial fatalities and 47% of industrial injuries can be linked to alcohol use and alcoholism.

Employing drug users simply costs employers money.  In fact, alcohol drug use costs U.S employers roughly $81 billion in lost productivity per year.

Drug screening employers is a small investment, for a very large return.  Please contact us at 888-833-5304 if you would like to talk about your drug screening program.

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