Drugs
As a Defendant
A felony drug conviction can mean a lengthy prison sentence. Even misdemeanor possession of a small amount of marijuana is taken more seriously by the courts than 20 years ago. If you have been charged for drug possession or trafficking, or are under investigation, The Mims Group Private Investigation has the experience you can rely on.
Drug crimes cover a broad range of offenses involving controlled substances, from possession and sale to manufacture and distribution. These crimes involve violations of federal or state law, or both. Depending on the particular circumstances of a case, these offenses can result in a broad range of potential criminal and administrative consequences, including probation, prison, property forfeiture and participation in a court-ordered drug treatment program.
TMG PI can assist you and your criminal defense attorney in every aspect of your defense to include reviewing the case law enforcement has accumulated against you; locating, interview, and collecting statements from witnesses; looking for evidence of an alibi; and by being an intergral member of the criminal defense team.
DRUGS IN THE WORKPLACE
— What an employer needs to know.
Substance abuse is a widespread problem in our society. An estimated 14.8 million Americans are current illicit drug users.1 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported that 77 percent of illicit drug users in the United States are employed. That’s 9.4 million people. The chances are good that your organization employs one of these workers.
Who is using drugs at work?
A survey by the federal government showed full-time employees who admitted to being current illicit drug users tend to be:
- between the ages of 18 and 25
- less educated
- male
- divorced or never married
- white
- low paid
Industries with the highest rates of illicit drug use
- food preparation workers
- waiters, waitresses, and bartenders
- other service occupation workers
- construction workers
- workers in transportation and material moving
How does substance abuse impact the workplace?
Employees who abuse alcohol and other drugs bring their problems with them to work.
Substance abuse lowers productivity.
- Problems related to alcohol and drug abuse cost American businesses roughly $81 billion in lost productivity in just one year.
- Studies have shown that substance-abusing employees function at about 67% of their capacity.
Substance abuse causes accidents and injuries.
- Up to 40 percent of industrial fatalities and 47 percent of industrial injuries can be linked to alcohol use and alcoholism.
- Employees who use drugs are 3.6 times more likely to be involved in a workplace accident and 5 times more likely to file a workers’ compensation claim.
Substance abuse increases absenteeism and turnover.
- An estimated 500 million workdays are lost annually due to alcoholism.
- Employees who use drugs are 2.2 times more likely to request early dismissal or time off, 2.5 times more likely to have absences of eight days or more, and 3 times more likely to be late for work.
- Illicit drug users are more than twice as likely than those who do not use drugs to have changed employers three or more times in the past year.
Substance abuse increases an employer’s medical costs.
- Employees who use drugs cost their employers about twice as much in medical claims as do non-drug-using employees.
TMG PI can assist by conducting surveillance and investigation into illegal drug use, abuse, sale, and distribution within the workplace.
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