Drugs at Work / Educational Documentary Video
Drugs At Work / Educational Documentary Video – Drugs In The Workplace / Educational Documentary Video National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse Drugs at Work (Employee Version) This video is the first program in a four-part videotape series on drug abuse in the workplace. A 23-minute educational documentary which provides an overview of the problem, it describes the costs of drug use for the workplace, the individual, and the public. Producer: National Institutes of Health Creative Commons license: Public Domain Drugs in the Workplace. Public domain video. DRUGS IN THE WORKPLACE — What an employer needs to know. Substance abuse is a widespread problem in our society. An estimated 14.8 million Americans are current illicit drug users.1 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported that 77 percent of illicit drug users in the United States are employed. Thats 9.4 million people. The chances are good that your organization employs one of these workers. Who is using drugs at work? A survey by the federal government showed full-time employees who admitted to being current illicit drug users tend to be: between the ages of 18 and 25 less educated male divorced or never married white low paid Industries with the highest rates of illicit drug use food preparation workers waiters, waitresses, and bartenders other service occupation workers construction workers workers in transportation and material moving3 How does substance abuse impact the workplace? Employees who abuse alcohol …
Addiction Treatment Needs Wider Reach
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