How Does a Drug-Free Workplace Benefit My Business?
Our services help support healthy living and increased professional opportunities for your employees. Creating a safer workplace reduces the risk of workplace accidents and injuries and may diminish costs and other liabilities for your business.
Substance use can have significant consequences for workplace safety, productivity, healthcare costs, and daily operations. A well-managed drug-free workplace program helps employers establish clear policies, train supervisors, coordinate testing, maintain documentation, and respond consistently when concerns arise.
In a 2024 survey, 29.6% of workers reporting cannabis intoxication at work also reported a work-related injury, compared with 11.2% of workers reporting no cannabis use in the previous year.
Source: PubMed / NLM
$92.65 billion in U.S. productivity losses were estimated to be attributable to substance use disorder in 2023.
Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
An estimated $35.3 billion in annual medical costs were attributable to substance use disorders among people with employer-sponsored health insurance in 2018.
Source: JAMA Network Open
44.6 million people age 12 or older had a substance use disorder in the past year in 2025.
Source: SAMHSA 2025 NSDUH
An estimated 69,973 drug overdose deaths occurred in the U.S. in 2025, according to provisional CDC data.
Source: CDC / NCHS
410 fatal occupational injuries involving drug or alcohol overdoses occurred in the U.S. in 2024.
Source: BLS
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