09/23/2022
Do you own a business or in a position of leadership?
If yes, then you must ensure that all of your employees work in a safe and healthy environment. This means, in part, that you must keep your workplace free of drugs and alcohol. Knowing this, we're here to help you figure out how to tell if an employee is under the influence.
How to Tell if Someone is High:
👉🏾 Odor: Drugs can leave a smoky or sweet smell on the users' clothes or hair. If they have powerful perfume on or use strong air fresheners in their space, they could potentially be covering up the smell of drugs.
👉🏾 Red eyes or a runny nose: Drugs can cause bloodshot or watery eyes as well as a runny nose. Frequent rubbing of the nose or wearing sunglasses indoors may be an attempt at hiding these things.
👉🏾 Disorientation: If someone is high on drugs, they tend to enter a dreamlike state or may experience euphoria. They may look like they aren't fully present or aware of their surroundings. They can also experience difficulty speaking or keeping up with conversations.
👉🏾 Agitation: Individuals under the influence might show signs of irritability and nervousness. They can be jumpy, easily triggered, or quickly angered by normal things.
👉🏾 Unusual behavior: Employees may do out-of-the-ordinary things like behaving excessively outgoing, overly aggressive, or talkative. Some may appear to clench their jaw, grind their teeth, nod a lot, or scratch their nose and scalp. Others may also experience paranoia or display unusual mood swings.
👉🏾 Trouble speaking: People who are high may experience slurred speech, meaning they have trouble stringing words together or communicating in complete sentences clearly.
👉🏾 Difficulty breathing: Drug abuse slows people's breathing and suppresses the central nervous system (CNS). If your employee appears to be taking shallow breaths or struggles with regular breathing, this can be a sign of intoxication.
👉🏾 Chills or sweating: People who are high are likelier to experience heavy chills or sweating. This is because certain drugs can alter your body's conditions, so users' body temperatures don't always match their surrounding temperature.
👉🏾 Strange injuries: An unusual bloody nose can be caused by excessive snorting of drugs. The use of hot glass pipes to smoke may leave burns on the users' fingers or lips. Injecting drugs can also leave bruises or track marks.
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