BENEFITS OF HAVING A DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE

  • Employers with successful drug-free workplace programs report decreases in absenteeism, accidents, downtime, turnover, and theft; increases in productivity; and overall improved morale.
  • Employers with longstanding programs report better health status among many employees and family members and decreased use of medical benefits.
  • Employers find that employees, employee representatives, and unions often welcome drug-free workplace programs. 
  • Some organizations with drug-free workplace programs qualify for incentives, for example, decreased premium costs for certain kinds of insurance, such as Workers' Compensation.
  • Employers with drug-free workplace programs find that current users of alcohol and other drugs prefer organizations that do not have such programs. An effective program can keep you from being the employer of choice for users, abusers, and addicts.

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