Download or read book Corporate Responses to Substance Abuse in the Workplace written by Shahid Alvi and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Highlights: - A survey of organizations showed most are using comprehensive EAPs to address substance abuse in the workplace. - The majority of respondents believe that their programs are exrtemely effective. - A small proportion of surveyed organizations are currently testing their employees for substance abuse.
Download or read book Small Employers Responses to Substance Abuse in the Workplace written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Organizational Change and Drug Free Workplaces written by Thomas E. Backer and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1991-06-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1986, when America's current perception of a drug abuse crisis in the workplace began, many challenges and potential solutions have been identified. As we enter the 1990s, real progress in awareness and action has been made in many public and private American workplaces. However, the most important accomplishment--actual reduction in the number of persons using drugs in the workforce--is considerably more difficult to achieve. Research is being conducted in a number of employment settings to document how this can be done. While the results to date are encouraging, it is also clear that much remains to be done. Evidence from the national research reported in this book shows that many organizations regard their achievements on this front as modest at best, even though they have installed systematic programs aimed at reducing the problems of worker drug abuse. The organizational change approach required to achieve drug-free workplaces is the main subject of this book. Based upon findings from a three-year national research study, Thomas Backer and Kirk O'Hara examine what has been done to combat drug abuse in the workplace. They place the results of their inquiry within the larger context of organizational change theory. The critical secondary issues of responses to AIDS in the workplace and containing employer health care costs through managed care are also addressed. This book's focus on programmatic responses to workplace drug abuse at the day-to-day implementation level will be welcomed by substance abuse professionals, designers and directors of employee assistance programs, human resources and benefits professionals, and managers concerned about substance abuse in the workplace.
Download or read book Substance Abuse in the Workplace written by Reginald Campbell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Substance Abuse in the Workplace makes a valuable contribution to the national movement to help stem the tide of drug abuse. The book begins with the history of substance abuse, continues with a discussion of how the human body functions normally or under the influence of chemicals, and follows with a toxicological description of the more common ch
Download or read book Organizational Responses to Drug Use in the Workplace written by Brock E. Thayer and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigated the prevalence of workplace drug prevention programs with regards to employee drug policies, drug testing, and employee assistance programs in a sample of Oregon manufacturing companies. The objectives of the study included: 1) identifying the contributing factors that supported the decision to implement or not implement a workforce drug policy and or a drug testing program; 2) identifying the different drug testing programs in use; 3) assessing how companies evaluated their drug testing programs; and 4) identifying the drug abuse-related services being provided through company employee assistance programs. A sample of 152 Oregon manufacturing companies with 100 or more employees was obtained from the Directory of Oregon Manufacturers, 1989-1990. A researcher-designed instrument was used to collect the information. Statistical procedures used for data analysis included frequency distribution, cross tabulation, and chi square. Approximately 80 percent of the manufacturing companies surveyed had a written workplace drug policy (83 percent) and a drug testing program (81 percent). In addition, 75 percent of the organizations had an employee assistance program which provided drug abuse-related services. Differences between manufacturers with drug polices and those without policies were not significant when comparisons were made based on company size and industry classification. Statistically significant differences were found between companies utilizing drug tests and those not testing when comparisons were made based on company size and industrial classification. Companies with drug testing programs (n= 123) administered tests to both job applicants (97 percent) and employees (92 percent). Applicants testing positive for drug use were not hired by most companies (93 percent), while "positive" employees were often (76 percent) referred to an employee assistance program. Few organizations (32 percent) attempted to measure the effectiveness of their testing program. Recommendations for further research included examining the drug prevention programs in a sample of all Oregon businesses. In addition, research should assess the perceptions of workers in Oregon with regards to the issue of workplace drug testing.
Download or read book Alcoholism in the Workplace written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Workplaces Without Alcohol and Other Drugs written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1995-07 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should be required reading for those concerned about substance abuse in the workplace. Offers suggestions to executives, supervisors, employee representatives, and workers on ways they can contribute to ridding the workplace of substance abuse. Examples of effective workplace substance abuse policies and employee assistance programs (EAPs) are included, as are the names and phone numbers of resources that can assist in achieving workplaces free from substance abuse.
Download or read book Substance Abuse in the Workplace written by Loraine C. Cotter and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Workplace Drug Abuse Policy written by Joseph Michael Walsh and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Organizational Responses to the Problem of Substance Abuse in the Workplace written by Susan A. Barfield and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treating Drug Problems written by Committee for the Substance Abuse Coverage Study and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treating Drug Problems, Volume 2 presents a wealth of incisive and accessible information on the issue of drug abuse and treatment in America. Several papers lay bare the relationship between drug treatment and other aspects of drug policy, including a powerful overview of twentieth century narcotics use in America and a unique account of how the federal government has built and managed the drug treatment system from the 1960s to the present. Two papers focus on the criminal justice system. The remaining papers focus on Employer policies and practices toward illegal drugs. Patterns and cycles of cocaine use in subcultures and the popular culture. Drug treatment from a marketing, supply-and-demand perspective, including an analysis of policy options. Treating Drug Problems, Volume 2 provides important information to policy makers and administrators, drug treatment specialists, and researchers.
Download or read book Worker Substance Use and Workplace Policies and Programs written by Sharon L. Larson and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents findings on substance use among workers & on workplace drug policy & programs from the 2002, 2003, & 2004 Nat. Surveys on Drug Use & Health (NSDUHs). NSDUH is an annual survey of the civilian, non-institutionalized population of the U.S. aged 12 years or older. The survey provides data on substance use & related issues among the U.S. population. NSDUH collects info. on employment status, type of business, specific occupations & industries, & info. on drug-testing policies & programs from U.S. workers. This report analyzes the worker info. in conjunction with the substance use data collected in the survey to investigate substance use among full-time employed workers aged 18-64 during the period 2002-04. Over 100 tables.
Download or read book Management of Alcohol and Drug Related Issues in the Workplace written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997-02 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abuse of drugs and alcohol may cause serious difficulties at work including deterioration in job performance. Abuse is caused by a range of personal, family, social or work situations or a combination of such factors. This report presents a variety of multidisciplinary approaches to the prevention, assistance, treatment and rehabilitation of alcohol- and drug-related problems in the workplace. Although experience has shown the difficulty of eliminating substance abuse, the policies presented are likely to yield constructive results for workers and employers alike.
Download or read book Drug Abuse Curriculum for Employee Assistance Program Professionals written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Achieving a Drug free Workplace written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Working Dazed written by Angela Browne Miller and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Young Adults in the Workplace written by Jeremy W. Bray and published by RTI Press. This book was released on 2011-02-28 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration funded the multisite Young Adults in the Workplace (YIW) initiative to study the effectiveness of diverse approaches to workplace-based prevention of substance abuse. Six teams adapted evidence-based programs to target young employees and then implemented the programs in retail, restaurant, health care, construction, skilled trade, and transportation industry workplaces. This book describes the programs, the adaptation and implementation processes, and the YIW cross-site evaluation.
