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Indiana companies tell surveyors prescription drug abuse is a problem in the workplace

By Brandon Smith | Published on in Uncategorized

One in five Hoosier employers report injuries or near misses in the workplace due to prescription drug issues and nearly a quarter say they’ve seen employees borrow or sell prescription drugs. That’s according to a National Safety Council survey of more than two hundred Indiana HR and safety professionals, the first state-level survey for the group. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports.