Who Skips Work . . . The program offers a multi-faceted approach to preventing alcohol and other drug problems in the workplace.
Training is available for managers and supervisors to help companies establish drug-free workplaces.
Through several consortia, members have access to lower-cost Employee Assistance Programs and drug and alcohol testing. More than six million of the current illegal drug users were employed full-time in 1997. An additional 1.6 million current users worked part-time. Drug-affected workers are less productive, miss more workdays, and are more likely to injure themselves or others. There are five times as many claims filed by substance abusers on workers' compensation.