Evaluate the burden of substance abuse (all illegal substances including alcohol and marijuana) among workers and in the workplace generally in America and specifically in the US.

Assessing substance abuse challenge on workers compensation claims in OH

1. Evaluate the burden of substance abuse (all illegal substances including alcohol and marijuana) among workers and in the workplace generally in America and specifically in the US.

2. Establish through available data the high incidence of substance abuse and the correlation with occupational injuries and fatalities in the workplace, nationally and in Ohio.

3. Purpose is to utilize data to drive the urgency for employers to make the workplace less-tolerant of substance abuse while remaining accommodating of those in recovery from substance abuse.

4. Assess the responsibility of employers to safeguard the workplace from substance abuse and the challenges of associated with creating a workplace that is accommodating of workers recovering from substance abuse.

5. Propose the need for more random drug testing in the workplace.

6. Secondary data will be analyzed to assess the incidence rates and characteristics of claims cases involving substance use in the workplace.

7. Develop a suitable methodology

8. interpret results in the chapter 3

9. Discussions and conclusions

10. Use current research articles and data from 2015 till date