Substance Abuse at Work
Jennifer BarbourJen Barbour is the communications specialist for Crossroads for Women, a substance abuse treatment facility with residential and outpatient programs for women and their families. Crossroads for Women has provided gender-specific substance abuse treatment in Maine for more than 30 years.

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July 26, 2007
How much is substance abuse costing your business?

The cost of alcohol and drug abuse in the workplace is high. Lost productivity due to absenteeism, increased health insurance claims and injuries are just some of the ways businesses pay for substance abuse each day.

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July 24, 2007
Most substance abusers are in the workplace

A study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows that most of the country's approximately 15 million heavy alcohol users and 16.4 million current illicit drug users hold full-time jobs.

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