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Educating employees about a drug-free workplace program can help them understand every aspect of the policy. Employee education can be a lengthy process which will demand a lot of effort and creativity.
One of the most effective techniques to reinforce your organization’s drug-free workplace policy is to integrate your drug prevention education programs with health promotion [...]
In order for employees to completely understand and follow the drug-free workplace policy, it is important for an organization to create an effective employee education program. One of the first things you need to do is to determine the objectives of your employee education program, such as:
To broaden your employees’ awareness about drug abuse
To improve [...]
Managing drug issues at work is not easy. Employers must put into consideration the legal rights of their employees to avoid legal battles. In the UK, where there is no explicit legislations that promote drug test policy at work, employers have to be extra careful in handling alcohol or drug related problems by consulting safety [...]
If you’re a manager or a supervisor, would you hire someone with a history of drug use? How much of a job applicant’s background would you consider in making your hiring decisions?
A recent survey for the UK Drug Policy Commission found two-thirds of employers would not recruit former heroin or crack cocaine users even if [...]
Drug misuse is an on-going problem of our society; and unfortunately, many of the drug users are part of the workforce. In the United Kingdom, drug testing can be legally performed by an employer during the pre-employment stage and/or for random testing of current employees. However, statistics show that only a small percentage of UK [...]
Unlike in the United States, the legal scope on drug testing at work in the United Kingdom is more lax. According to the 2004 report from the Independent Inquiry on Drug Testing at Work (IIDTW), facilitated by DrugScope and funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Network of European Foundations, there is no direct [...]
Even though illicit drug abuse is a top concern for most employers, drugs are not the only substance abused in today’s corporate world. This is why it is extremely important to talk about substance abuse testing that includes not only drugs, but the other substances commonly abused by employees as well. Substances like steroid, nicotine, [...]
Before this organization was named NAADAC in 1982, it was first called as the National Association of Alcoholism Counselors and Trainers or NAACT. The said name was given when it was founded in 1972. The ultimate aim of the organization back then was to develop the professional background and qualification of professional counselors. When it [...]
EAPA is an organization that operates not only in the US but in 34 more countries worldwide. It is regarded as the world’s most trustworthy support group in the employee assistance field. It has established such a name because it endeavored to provide continuing education to these professionals by conducting training programs, professional conferences and [...]
ASAM is the US’s medical specialty society that endeavors to educate physicians as well as improve treatments that may be given to individuals encountering addiction and alcoholism problems. It was established as New York City Medical Committee on Alcoholism in 1951 and it was in 1988 when the name of the organization was changed to [...]
