Nearly 1 in 3 Americans Are Using Substances at Work to Cope With Stress, Study Finds

Financial pressure, healthcare gaps, and nonstop tension are pushing employees to cope in risky ways—often during the workday itself.

BY BRUCE CRUMLEY @BRUCEC_INC

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As both business owners and their employees know all too well, the challenges, divisions, threats and conflicts of modern society often make their way into the workplace, stoking tensions there as well. A new study finds a vast majority of Americans reporting that they’re using substances to deal with that building stress, including about 30 percent of workers consuming them on the job.

The surging use of alcohol, narcotics, and other substances........

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