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Performance and Behavioral Problems Caused by Substance Abuse
Increased absenteeism: Substance abusers are 2.5 times more likely to be absent more than eight days a year than their peers. Employers with absenteeism rates greater than 15% that instituted a drug-testing program saw a reduction of absenteeism by about 50% overall.
Increased accidents and workers’ compensation (WC) claims – WC claims filed by substance abusers as much as double the cost of a WC claim. According to Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), employers that instituted a drug testing program saw a decrease of about 50% in WC claims.
Loss of productivity: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reports substance abusers are 33% less productive than their peers. According to a SHRM survey, employers who instituted a drug-testing program saw a 19% increase in productivity.
Employee turnover: Substance abusers change jobs as often as three times per year, according to SHRM
Numbers for the initial use of illicit substances are:
4.9 million new alcohol users
3 million new marijuana users
2 million misused prescription painkillers
886,000 new heroin users
Approximately 19.7 million people age 12 or older had a substance use disorder in 2017. The most common illicit drug use disorders are with marijuana (4.1 million people) and opioids (2.1 million people).
70% of drug abusers are employed, and the loss to companies in the U.S. totals $100 billion per year
Source:
2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which is considered the leading authority on the topic.