✓ Correct answer: A. A rise in the number of accidentsSubstance misuse impairs performance and awareness, making accidents significantly more likely to occur.
Why the other options are incorrect:
• Improved powers of concentration: Substance misuse diminishes concentration rather than enhancing it.
• Greater levels of productivity: Productivity declines as a result of substance misuse, not improves.
• More cautious and safer decision-making: Impaired judgement leads to riskier choices, not more careful or safer ones.
• Better attendance and punctuality: Substance misuse is more commonly associated with higher absenteeism, not better attendance.
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