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Now Hiring: A Company Offers Drug Treatment And A Job To Addicted Applicants
by sd86

    Area employers have long struggled with failed drug tests, and are trying to find workarounds. Some are turning to machines to automate work; others are giving addicted employees second chances. Every employer speaks of needing to address this problem affecting all businesses.

    So it has been for Belden.

    "We think part of the solution is offering basically a path out," Brenneke says.

    The key distinction that makes Belden's program unique is that it isn't just paying for its own employees' drug treatment; it's doing so for those who are not yet part of the company's workforce.