REAL HUMAN RESOURCE –
Nov. 30, 2025 – Addiction doesn’t always show up in the way that society likes to portray it. Many people are able to maintain their lifestyles without subscribing to what the media tells us addiction looks like. Especially in white collar settings, it doesn’t show up like absenteeism or poor performance. On Wall Street, it often hides behind over-performance. It might be, you know, the analyst who’s the first one in, the last one out, the VP who never misses a target; but they might be quietly unraveling after hours.
We partnered with the National Safety Council to create a substance-use cost calculator. Take for example, an employer with 45,000 employees. They will lose $50 million annually in turnover, absenteeism, and healthcare costs related to substance use disorder. And for every employee who’s in recovery, that same company can save about $8,500 annually.
