Methamphetamine can impact businesses through employee absenteeism, property theft, vandalism, and environmental pollution. Employees who use meth pose a risk to themselves and to fellow employees, and they create liability for the business. Facts that business owners need to know:

• About 1 in 10 workers has a drinking problem
• About 1 in 20 workers has a drug problem
• 77% of current adult drug users are employed
• Drug using employees are:
  • Twice as likely to be absent
  • Three times more likely to be late for work
  • Nearly four times more likely to injure themselves or others
  • Five times more likely to file a workers-comp claim