The substance abuse benefits and programs included by employer are workplace policies, drug testing, employee education/health promotion, Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), and health plan treatment coverage.
An overall employer substance abuse program should consist of:
- A workplace substance abuse education segment.
- Confidential or secret screening by an EAP or health professional.
- Treatment guidelines to an EAP or health professional.
- Confidential care to encourage individuals in recovery.
Employers can start a drug-free workplace ambition with written substance abuse policies. A comprehensive substance abuse policy should include:
- Intention and objectives of the program.
- Description of substance abuse.
- Who is covered or protected by the policy and/or program.
- Under what situations will drug or alcohol testing be conducted.
- Employee rights to confidentiality.
- A substance-free awareness program for employers
- Employee and supervisor training in determining faulty behavior and other signs of substance abuse.
- Outline of how to deal with abused or faulty workers.
- Provisions for helping chronic substance abusers.
- Viable disciplinary actions.
Employers need to indicate that employees can pursue treatment in the declaration, that their privacy and confidentiality will be safeguarded.
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#1 by Bobby Newman on December 28, 2009 - 11:48 am
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As someone who has educated over 130,000 people on the dangers of drugs I can say this approach is correct. Bringing awareness to the scene to whatever degree will get people to thinking and then acting on it. The costs to the public is staggering, if we handled our drug problem we could pay for the economic bailout in three years.