Poor health habits take an enormous toll on American business. Consider the following:

• It cost employers an average of $1,300 per year for an employee who smokes.
• Workplace alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use costs U.S. companies more than $100 Billion each year.
• Up to 40% of industrial fatalities can be linked to alcohol consumption and alcoholism.
• Job stress is estimated to cost American industry $200 Billion to $300 Billion annually.
• The National Safety Council estimates that 1 million employees are absent on an average workday because of stress-related problems.
• Work injuries cost employers $121 billion in medical care, lost productivity, and wages.
• At least 100 million workdays are lost each year to lower back pain, at a cost to employers of about $20 million.
• Every 5 seconds a worker is injured.
• Every 10 seconds a worker is temporarily or permanently disabled.

(Source:CDC)