Best Practices for Substance-Misuse Benefits
Substance misuse among employees has increased, which has been made easier because addictions are easier to conceal in remote and hybrid work situations. The situation was already a serious problem, but human resource professionals have found that substance use, misuse and abuse have increased significantly since the pandemic. In 2014, according to a National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 55.1% of the US population with substance-use disorders held full-time jobs. Due to the pandemic, however, this figure has likely risen significantly.