Substance Abuse in the Workplace By: Branden Curtis

Do You Know Anyone That You Work With Dealing With Substance Abuse?

Do You Know Anyone in Your Family That Has Problems With Substance Abuse?

The Reason Why I Chosen This? I wanted to get involved with business How I can learn from preventing this

Thesis Drug abuse continues to be a problem in the workplace. Employers, the government, and the addicts themselves should work together to seek rehabilitation.

What’s Substance Abuse Also known as drug abuse A pattern of harmful use of any substance for mood-altering purposes The use of illegal drug or abuse of prescription drug for other purpose

Background/ Statistics In U.S studies, one-third of workers are less active when they are at work than they are at work or outside of the workplace because of drug and/or alcohol abuse. Alcohol and drugs have cost U.S. Businesses way over $81 billion from to lack of participation. 21% of the employees have mention that their co-workers drug abuse had affected them. Background/ Statistics In U.S studies, one-third of workers are less active when they are at work than they are at work or outside of the workplace because of drug and/or alcohol abuse. Alcohol and drugs have cost U.S. Businesses way over $81 billion from to lack of participation. 21% of the employees have mention that their co-workers drug abuse had affected them. Background/ Statistics In U.S studies, one-third of workers are less active when they are at work than they are at work or outside of the workplace because of drug and/or alcohol abuse. Alcohol and drugs have cost U.S. Businesses way over $81 billion from to lack of participation. 21% of the employees have mention that their co-workers drug abuse had affected them.

Survey 76% of the workers who have a serious problem with drugs and alcohol lied when they were filling of the applications 14% of the employees that did a survey, one had mention that they had to re-fix or do over the work because of the worker was drinking and was making to many mistakes

Cont’ 42% of the employee had said that they were too distracted and had less potential working because one of their family member’s was having problems with their addiction

Random Drug Testing State of Ohio U.S. studies shown that abusers are 33% less active, when they can hurt others or them at work Drug testing had been required in workplaces on employers for safety reason

Alcohol Abuse Drinking at work causes you to arrive to work late or leaving early Ames and colleagues had seen that the relationship of a hangovers at work and feeling sick at work, or sleeping on the job which can cause a problem doing a job task or employees

Cont’ The cause of drinking can be from being stress out or dull The efficiency lost from alcohol was about $119 billion in 1995 Employees barely have the knowledge of the policies that seemed to support drinking

Cons Drugs can affect the person’s life in many ways like in health, finances, and stability. Those who have misused alcohol changed employers a lot and 500 million to lose their jobs. Drug abusers at work produce drug dealers in the workplace.

Pros Employers should have interventions for the employee. Workplace substance abuse prevention is to work with the companies that have a problem with drugs and alcohol for safety reasons, health issues, and the works performance. Free employment drug screening.

Rehabilitation Drug & alcohol rehab, addiction treatment, drug rehabilitation programs, and centers in the United States are working with people or employees with any abuse

Conclusion I have chosen this career because I am interested in business and I want to own my own restaurant I think that a person can be treated from abusing any substance that they are on Conclusion I have chosen this career because I am interested in business and I want to own my own restaurant I think that a person can be treated from abusing any substance that they are on

Cont’ Most compelling research- too many people lose their jobs because of drug abuse. Most interesting idea- I’m surprised how the government spends so much money on preventing substance abuse.

Satisfaction with the work- I was fascinated what I’d had found about substance abuse Future research - what can be prevented more to stop substance abuse Satisfaction with the work- I was fascinated what I’d had found about substance abuse Future research - what can be prevented more to stop substance abuse Satisfaction with the work- I was fascinated what I’d had found about substance abuse Future research - what can be prevented more to stop substance abuse