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America’s businesses pay a high price for substance abuse.
Some costs — increased absences, accidents, and errors — are obvious.
Others, such as low employee morale and high illness rates, are less obvious,
but the effects are equally harmful. The good news is that employers have
enormous power to protect their businesses from the negative impact of
substance abuse by educating employees about its dangers and encouraging
individuals with substance abuse problems to seek help. To help small
businesses benefit from being drug free and further its mission to help
American companies maintain safe, healthy, and productive workplaces, the
Department of Labor created Working Partners
for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace, a one-stop source for information
about workplace substance abuse prevention.
Working Partners for an
Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace
In an effort to raise awareness about
the impact of substance abuse on the workplace, the Department has developed
Working Partners to bring quality substance abuse prevention information to
millions of small businesses.
Drug-Free Workplace Advisor
The Drug-Free Workplace Advisor provides information to businesses about
how to establish and maintain an alcohol- and drug-free workplace. This Advisor
also provides information about the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 based on
the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) government-wide non-regulatory
guidance.
Substance Abuse Information
Database (SAID)
This interactive database provides a one-stop source of
information with summaries and full text of materials relating to workplace
substance abuse issues.
National
Institute on Drug Abuse
The mission of the National Institute on Drug
Abuse is to lead the nation in use the power of science to combat on drug abuse
and addiction.
Office
of National Drug Control Policy
The principal purpose of Office of the
National Drug Control Policy is to establish policies, priorities, and
objectives for the nation's drug control program, the goals of which are to
reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related crime and
violence; and drug-related health consequences.
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