Substance Abuse In The Workplace

Substance abuse is a problem that many businesses encounter.  Seventy-one percent of illegal drug users were employed in 1991 compared to 76.4 percent in 2001(National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery month, 1999; National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2001). This paper presents findings from a study conducted to determine (1) if employers and employees agree about the importance of a substance abuse program in the workplace, (2) the extent the employer should be allowed to probe to identify employee substance issues, and (3) factors associated with an employee’s reluctance to seek help from their employer for drug or alcohol abuse.

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Drug Use Patterns and Demographics of Employed Drug Users: Data from the 1988 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e496352006-002 ◽

1990 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Andrea Kopstein ◽

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Joseph Gfroerer

Keyword(s):

Drug Abuse ◽

Drug Use ◽

Drug Users ◽

Household Survey ◽

Use Patterns ◽

Drug Use Patterns ◽

National Household Survey

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Factors associated with adolescents receiving drug treatment: Findings from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research ◽

10.1007/bf02289807 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 190-201 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Ping Wu ◽

Christina W. Hoven ◽

Cordelia J. Fuller

Keyword(s):

Drug Abuse ◽

Drug Treatment ◽

Household Survey ◽

Factors Associated ◽

National Household Survey

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Homosexual Sex as Harmful as Drug Abuse, Prostitution, or Smoking

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.96.3c.915-961 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 96 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 915-961 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Paul Cameron ◽

Thomas Landess ◽

Kirk Cameron

Keyword(s):

Drug Abuse ◽

Drug Use ◽

Household Survey ◽

Illegal Drug ◽

Same Sex ◽

Sexual Risks ◽

Illegal Drug Use ◽

Black And White ◽

National Household Survey ◽

The U.S

In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court said same-sex sexual activity could not be prohibited by law. Analyzing data from the 1996 National Household Survey of Drug Abuse ( N = 12,381) and comparing those who engaged in four recreational activities—homosexual sex, illegal drug use, participation in prostitution, and smoking—against those who abstained, participants (1) were more frequently disruptive (e.g., more frequently criminal, drove under the influence of drugs or alcohol, used illegal drugs, took sexual risks), (2) were less frequently productive (e.g., less frequently had children in marriage, more frequently missed work), and (3) generated excessive costs (e.g., more promiscuous, higher consumers of medical services). Major sexuality surveys have reported similar findings for homosexuals. Societal discrimination inadequately accounts for these differences since parallel comparisons of black and white subsamples produced a pattern unlike the differences found between homosexuals and nonhomosexuals.

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