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Bus driver workers' compensation claims skyrocket as exposure to drugs increases
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The signs of drug use are everywhere, and bus drivers are frustrated.
“The doors are open and it’s just woof. All at once and then sometimes they’ll even come on the bus with the foil and the straw in their mouth getting high,” said Metro Bus Operator Marie Santil.
She sees drug use on Metro Buses often, especially at bus stops.
“We literally sit and breathe these substances every day without a break,” said Santil.
Santil isn’t a first responder, but when she gets behind the wheel of her Metro bus, she feels like one.
READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bus-driver-workers-compensation-claims-exposure-drugs/281-c4ebac75-706f-4ccd-bdb5-7656c3c97baa