What Are Some of the Things Companies Are Doing About Employees Suffering From Drug or Alcohol Abuse?

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What are some of the things companies are doing about employees suffering from drug or alcohol abuse? What approaches do these companies take and what programs do they offer? Can you recommend a reasonable policy?

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Answer by bearr41
My company does random drug screening and terminates anyone with drugs in their system.

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