The safety of those around the abuser is particularly at risk due to the unpredictable factor. The unpredictable factor is not knowing how a person may act when buzzed or high. This factor endangers everyone around them. In workplaces that control heavy equipment or handle any type of machinery, the penalty can be even more severe. “Analyses of workplace deaths showed that at least 11% of victims had been drinking.” ("Work Partners - Statistics - Work Partners - Statistics - Overall Impact on the Workplace - SAPAA Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association. Np, nd Web. May 19, 2016.) This statistic shows how serious alcohol consumption "In addition, the impact of employee substance use and abuse is a problem that extends beyond the individual employee using the substance. the substance. There is evidence that job performance and co-worker attitudes are negatively affected. The workers said they were put in danger. , been injured or had to work harder, redo work or replace a colleague as a result of a colleague's alcohol consumption. ("SAPAA Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association. Np, nd Web. May 12, 2016.) Another result of drug and alcohol abuse is lack of motivation and diminished work ethic. This is primarily due to the substance being abused by the body, which relaxes the muscles and decreases brain activity. This affects the workers around the abusers, causing anxiety sometimes caused by the stress of confronting the abuser or the unpredictability of. the employee This affects customers because of the lack of professionalism and anxiety that dealing with an abuser brings. Working in public service and dealing with people on a daily basis can deteriorate the perception of the abuser. undertaken by the person whose behavior is unacceptably unprofessional Because those who abuse may not take into account all the effects it has not only on the person but also on.