Facts & Figures:
- America is 5% of the world’s population, yet consumes 65% of the world's illegal drugs. (D.E.A.)
- 65% of all work related accidents are the direct result of substance abuse. (O.S.H.A.)
- Nearly 65% of people entering the workplace have used drugs. 44% have used them in the past year. (N.I.D.
A.)
- 70% of drug users are employed and 35% of all cocaine users sell drugs to co-workers to support their own
habit. (D.E.A.)
- 71% of current illicit drug users age eighteen and older are employed. (Taken from President Clinton's
address "War on Drugs"
Drugs cost your business money!!! Studies by the Labor and resources Subcommittee on Employment and
Productivity found that drug users are absent from work 16 times more often, have an accident rate 4 times greater,
use over 33% more sickness benefits and file 5 times more compensation claims. Another study found that 47% of
on the job injuries were directly related to drug abuse. Further it is estimated that over $60 to $100 billion is lost
annually in productivity by US corporations.