Prescription Drug Abuse in the workplace
Prescription Drugs
With 70% of people that are addicted to prescription drugs in the workforce it stands to reason that we need to educate the employers to identify the signs of prescription drug abuse.
According to the American Council for Drug Education, more than 70 percent of substance abusers hold a job, which increases their risk of work related injury to them or others. While this statistic includes abuse of both legal and illegal drugs, Quest Diagnostics, a diagnostic testing company, reported the use of prescription opiates by American workers and job applicants has increased by 40% since 2005.
Drug addiction treatment centers offers information and education to anyone that would like to know how to help someone that they suspect of drug abuse.
If it’s your workplace take notice. Your company could be effected by this rising abuse problem.