FINDINGS; PURPOSES.

SEC. 902. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. (a) Findings.—Congress finds that— (1) 74 percent of adults who use illegal drugs are employed; (2) small business concerns employ over 50 percent of the Nation’s workforce; (3) in more than 88 percent of families with children under the age of 18, at least 1 parent is employed; and (4) employees who use and abuse addictive illegal drugs and alcohol increase costs for businesses and risk the health and safety of all employees because— (A) absenteeism is 66 percent higher among drug users than individuals who do not use drugs; (B) health benefit utilization is 300 percent higher among drug users than individuals who do not use drugs; (C) 47 percent of workplace accidents are drug-related;112 STAT. 2681–708 (D) disciplinary actions are 90 percent higher among drug users than among individuals who do not use drugs; and (E) employee turnover is significantly higher among drug users than among individuals who do not use drugs. (b) Purposes.—The purposes of this title are to— (1) educate small business concerns about the advantages of a drug-free workplace; (2) provide grants and technical assistance in addition to financial incentives to enable small business concerns to create a drug-free workplace; (3) assist working parents in keeping their children drug-free; and (4) encourage small business employers and employees alike to participate in drug-free workplace programs.