Alcohol and Drug Abuse: An Introduction
The use of Alcohol and Drug Abuse are one of the critical and expensive problems for business industry. It leads to loss of productivity, injuries, and an increase the health insurance claims.
The cost to companies in the United States as a result of alcohol and drug-related abuse by employees totals $100 billion a year, according to the The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, whereas in Canada The Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission has estimated the annual cost of workers absent or slow as a result of substance abuse to be around $400 million just in Alberta alone.
These incredible statistics do not include the cost of diverting company resources that could be used for other purposes, toward dealing with substance abuse issues. Moreover, it does not include the "pain and suffering” element, which cannot be calculated in economic terms.
Nevertheless, costs can be calculated in the expense of non-attendance, injuries, health insurance claims, loss of productivity, employee morale, theft and losses. zSB(3,3);if(!z336){var zIsb=document.getElementById("adsb");if(zIsb){zIsb.style.display="inline";zIsb.style.height="0px";zIsb.style.width="0px";}var zIss=document.getElementById("adss");if(zIss){zIss.style.display="inline";zIss.style.height="0px";zIss.style.width="0px";}} According to NCADI statistics alcohol and drug users:
- Are far less fruitful.
- Utilize three times as many sick days.
- Are more liable to injure himself or herself or someone else.
- Are five times more expected to file worker's damages claims.
One study found that nine percent of heavy drinkers and 10 percent of drug users had missed work on account of a hangover, six percent had gone to work high or drunk in the past year, and 11 percent of heavy drinkers and 18 percent of drug users had missed work in a month.
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