100% Reimbursable Training

Reimbursable Training for Effects of Substance Abuse in the Workplace

We help implement a comprehensive, proactive Substance Use in the Workplace training program designed to enhance workplace safety, minimize liability, and foster a supportive company culture – at zero net cost through the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) Workplace Safety Program.

Recovery in the Workplace

Data-Driven Risk Assessment Example

According to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the U.S. Department of Labor, roughly 9% of the workforce in the manufacturing, contracting, wholesale, and logistics sectors struggles with untreated substance use disorders. These financial drains are rarely visible on a single line item but heavily impact overall operational efficiency.

Based on an example company profile – about 200 employees in high-exposure environments such as electrical contracting, plumbing, construction, warehousing, maintenance, fleet logistics, and manufacturing – the baseline risk metrics show a compelling financial case for prevention:

Statistical Prevalence: In a 200-employee industrial workforce, statistically 18 individuals may be actively struggling with a substance use issue. This does not include family members who may be covered on company insurance.

Per-Employee Cost Burden: The National Safety Council (NSC) estimates that an employee with an untreated substance use disorder costs their employer $10,211 annually:

• increased turnover
• lost productivity
• absenteeism
• elevated healthcare utilization
• increased insurance and workers’ comp premiums

Estimated Annual Impact: Left unaddressed, these performance gaps represent a projected operational drain of $183,798 per year for this company.

Proven Business Leadership: As someone who has owned and operated a successful business, I speak the language of business operations, ROI, and risk management. I understand the daily pressures of maintaining productivity, managing overhead, and protecting margins.

Credibility of Lived Experience:

• I bring the perspective of navigating life as both an employee and a business owner while in active alcoholism.
• I also have long-term recovery, in which I have also led companies and teams.
• This lived experience provides authentic insight into the behavioral patterns, fears, and barriers facing employees who may be struggling.

Ohio Clinical Credentials: I hold formal clinical counseling credentials from the State of Ohio specifically for treating individuals dealing with addiction. This ensures that all training, protocols, and strategies are grounded in evidence-based, legally compliant, and clinically sound practices. These credentials require work experience, learning and testing, drug testing, and background checks.

Approved BWC Vendor Status: My pre-approved vendor status streamlines documentation process, guaranteeing that the training qualifies seamlessly for reimbursement under the SUPR guidelines.

Ongoing coaching and resource navigation: Helping employees find services in substance use and other areas of life (mental health, housing, childcare, transportation, etc.) that interfere with work performance. This can include on-site office hours and responsive, knowledgeable expertise from a vast network of resources.

Recovery in the Workplace

For Employers

Workplace dynamics are often like those in a family. Consider how often organizations claim to “treat our employees like family” or employees talk about their “work families.” When substance abuse is present, the entire team is affected, and Recovery Navigators can work with employers to best handle these situations:

Recovery in the Workplace

For Employers

Workplace dynamics are often like those in a family. Consider how often organizations claim to “treat our employees like family” or employees talk about their “work families.” When substance abuse is present, the entire team is affected, and Recovery Navigators can work with employers to best handle these situations:

• • When an employee is struggling, RN can coach the employee, their family, and the company team.
  • When an employee’s loved one is abusing alcohol and/or other drugs, the employee is understandably concerned and distracted, and probably isn’t delivering their best work. We can work with the family to find the best path to  recovery for the entire family.
  • Our Pathway to Recovery for Professionals (PRP) customizes a map for the unique needs of leaders who are struggling or who have concerns about a loved one. When discretion, confidentiality and customization are critical, the PRP program can help.
  • RN can be an on-call resource for organizations for the times addiction issues arise, advising the employer about the best way to handle these situations.
  • We can be an training and educational resource, bringing our lived experience, work experience and training to help organizations understand and deal with addiction.

Customized Support

Path to Recovery for Professionals

Busy professionals have unique concerns when looking for recovery resources for themselves or someone they care about.

When discretion, confidentiality and customization are critical, Recovery Navigators’ Path to Recovery for Professionals (PRP) can help.