Crash course on spotting, preventing and treating addiction in the workplace

Come join us at the Waldorf Hilton in the heart of London's West End for our special event on 19 October. Save lives, increase productivity.

Who should attend?

> CEOs, CFOs, COOs, General Counsel, HR staff and co-workers:
all who are affected by an employee's drug/alcohol use
> Managers responsible for their employees’ wellbeing and productivity
> Friends and families of people whose addictive behaviours cause problems.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

BENEFIT FROM THESE EXPERTS

Why does it matter?

> Retain and assist key employees, partners or loved ones who make a critical contribution in the workforce but are abusing drugs and alcohol
> Savings to employers from investing in substance-abuse treatment can exceed costs 12:1
> Substance-abusing employees function at only 2/3rds of their capability
> Restore morale, staff collaboration and customer relations
> Avoid recruitment costs – estimated to be £30,613 per staff member

High cost of doing nothing

> 60% of workplace deaths are due to alcohol alone
> 40% of workplace accidents are also due to alcohol abuse
> 14-20 milion working days are lost each year from alcoholism in the UK
> Lost productivity from alcohol alone totals £7.3billion a year in the UK
($134billion from alcohol and $120billion from illicit drugs in the US)
> Lost productivity from employees impacted by an addicted colleague
> Lost productivity from employees with an addicted family member
> Health harms from alcohol including cancers, liver and heart diseases, stroke, dementia and more
> Unwanted legal complications.

ARTICLE ON ADDICTION AND RECOVERY IN THE WORKPLACE, including research references

DB Recovery Resources
London

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