‘An epidemic that keeps growing’: Supporting employees through substance use

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  • Key Insight: Learn how targeted benefits and culture shifts convert mental‑health investments into substance‑use outcomes.
  • What’s at Stake: Rising workplace substance use threatens productivity, safety, legal exposure and benefits costs.
  • Supporting Data: CDC: nearly two‑thirds have substance use disorder; 94% of employers now invest in care.
  • Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review

A substance use disorder isn’t just a personal struggle — it’s a workplace crisis that requires leaders’ immediate attention and intervention. 

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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