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Mobile Medical Corporation Celebrates National Drug-Free Work Week 2011

National Drug-Free Work Week - October 17-22, 2011

MMC is proud to be part of this year's National Drug Free Work week - Celebrating one drug free week is the first step but MMC believes that every work week should be drug and alcohol free! MMC encourages workers with drug and alcohol abuse related life issues to seek help now!

Substance Use and Abuse Among Workers
Substance use and abuse is a concern for employers. Most drug users, binge and heavy drinkers, and people with substance use disorders are employed. A 2007 survey found that:

• Of the 17.4 million current illicit drug users age 18 and over, more than 75% were employed.

• Similarly, among 55.3 million adult binge drinkers, nearly 80% were employed, as were 16.4 million heavy drinkers.

• Of the 20.4 million adults classified with substance dependence or abuse, over 60% were employed full-time.
2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

Substance Use and Abuse On the Workplace
Workers reporting substance use and abuse have higher rates of turnover and absenteeism, are more likely to have worked for more than three employers in the past year, are more likely to have skipped work more than two days in the past month, and were also more likely to have missed more than two days of work due to illness or injury.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Beyond the Abuser...
The impact of employee substance use and abuse is a problem that extends beyond the substance-using employee. There is evidence of co-worker job performance and attitudes being negatively affected. Workers have reported being put in danger, having been injured, having had to work harder, to re-do work, or to cover for a co-worker as a result of a fellow employee’s drinking.
Employee Assistance Quarterly, JSI Research & Training Institute

Substance Use and Abuse Damaging Small Businesses
Smaller firms may be particularly disadvantaged by worker substance use and abuse. For example, while about half of all U.S. employees work for small and medium sized businesses (those with fewer than 500 employees), about nine in ten employed current illicit drug users and almost nine in ten employed heavy drinkers work for small and medium sized firms. Likewise, about nine in ten full-time workers with alcohol or illicit drug dependence or abuse are employed by small and medium size firms. However, smaller firms are generally less likely to test for substance use.
U.S. Census Bureau, SAMHSA

Mobile Medical Corporation Can Help!
When it comes to compliant and multi-leveled substance abuse testing programs for the construction industry, Pittsburgh Drug Testing firm Mobile Medical Corporation (MMC) offers a vast array of compatible screening solutions designed to meet any Drug Free Workplace initiative nationwide. MMC's certified collection technicians all pass a rigorous DATIA training course. MMC partners with the largest accredited laboratories in the nation which allows us to truly be involved from start to finish on every drug test we perform for our clients. All of Mobile Medical Corporation's laboratory partners are certified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to meet all strict government requirements.

Call MMC's Employer Substance Abuse Testing Hotline Today!
1-888-662-8358

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