FACT: The majority (66.5 percent) of current (past month) illicit drug users 18 or older are working either full-time or part-time (1992 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, SAMHSA).

FACT: Drug use is greatest among employees in the construction, wholesale trade, and retail trade industries.

FACT: Alcohol and other drug use costs American businesses an estimated $102 billion every year in lost productivity, accidents, employee turnover, and related problems (Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Illness: 1987, ADAMHA, 1990).

Since Congress passed the Drug-Free Workplace Act in 1988, many businesses have taken the first steps to establish a safe, Drug-Free Workplace. You need not start from scratch. There are many simple and inexpensive ways to begin to develop a Drug-Free Workplace. The important things are to become informed, make a commitment, and get started.

Ref: http://www.samhsa.gov/