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Untreated drug addiction costs U.S. businesses $102 billion in lost productivity and profits annually, according to the National Mental Health Association.
The majority of those costs come not from treating alcoholism and drug addiction, but from the indirect costs of not treating them - health care bills for on-the-job injuries, absenteeism, workers compensation, disability claims and loss of productivity.
The hard facts from Minnesota's Hazelden Foundation are that one in 10 employees has a drinking problem, and almost a third of these drinkers use illicit drugs. These are not somebody else's employees; these are your employees. And although drug addiction is their problem, at the end of the day it's your company.
The most successful business owners recognize that addiction affects nearly every company, and boldly take steps to manage that risk. Here are seven cost-effective rules every Minnesota business can follow to understand, intervene, treat and return employees struggling with addictions to the workplace.
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