Substance Abuse

A heavy toll on your bottom line

Substance abuse in the workplace presents a serious liability for businesses – lost productivity, an increase in health insurance claims, serious injury and even death.
    Often times, business owners, managers and front-line supervisors are uncertain of how to deal with the problem. Employees may know when a co-worker is suffering, but don’t know who to talk to or how to help.
    It is known that alcohol and drug abuses costs businesses billions of dollars a year. Employees abusing alcohol and drugs are:

• Less productive.
  
• Are more likely to injure themselves or someone else.
  
• Are off sick three times as often.
  
• Are five times more likely to file worker's compensation claims.

But the dollars don’t measure the cost of human suffering to the addict, their families and their fellow workers. In a recent study, 21 percent of employees said their own productivity had been affected because of a co-worker's drinking.

How we can help your business

Prevention

Awareness

Recovery & Re-integration

For more information on how Turning Point’s programs can benefit your business and your employees, call  1-877-523-8369.

Phone consultations are confidential and complimentary.