Abuse, Business and Larry James, Sr.

By any metric, the war on drugs in America has been a colossal failure. The U.S. has the highest per capita incarceration rate of any developed nation in the world. Millions of men and women are languishing behind bars because of substance abuse. According to Larry James, Sr. of Bridges of Iowa this is not sustainable. And, when it comes to business the link between drugs, employees and productivity is well documented. Here we talk about that, some ideas to combat the trend and more. Worth a listen! 

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