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1 online resource |
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Substance abuse assessment, interventions and treatment |
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ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND THE U.S. WORKPLACE: A GUIDE FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, SAFETY OFFICERS AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERS; ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND THE U.S. WORKPLACE: A GUIDE FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, SAFETY OFFICERS AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; Chapter 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE; OBJECTIVES; NEUROBIOLOGY: REWARD CIRCUIT; NEUROBIOLOGY: STRESS/ANTI-STRESS SYSTEMS AND RELAPSE; BEHAVIOR; IMPORTANCE; CHAPTER 1 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: THE GOVERNMENT AND SUBSTANCE USE; OBJECTIVES |
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THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AMENDMENT ACTFAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT; WORKER'S COMPENSATION; OSHA RECORD KEEPING; MEDICAL MARIJUANA; CHAPTER 2 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING; OBJECTIVES; URINE; HAIR; BREATH; SALIVA; BLOOD; THE MEDICAL REVIEW OFFICER (MRO); CHAPTER 3 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: ALCOHOL; OBJECTIVES; DEMOGRAPHICS OF ALCOHOL USE; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSICAL EFFECTS; COGNITIVE EFFECTS; OCCUPATIONAL FACTORS; CHAPTER 4 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: MARIJUANA; OBJECTIVES |
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PHARMACOLOGYPHYSICAL EFFECTS; COGNITIVE EFFECTS; CHAPTER 5 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: BENZODIAZEPINES; OBJECTIVES; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSICAL EFFECTS; COGNITION; CHAPTER 6 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 7: OPIATES AND OPIOIDS; OBJECTIVES; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSICAL EFFECTS; COGNITIVE EFFECTS; CHAPTER 7 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 8: AMPHETAMINES; OBJECTIVES; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSICAL EFFECTS; COGNITIVE EFFECTS; OCCUPATIONAL FACTORS; CHAPTER 8 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 9: COCAINE; OBJECTIVES; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSICAL EFFECTS; COGNITIVE EFFECTS |
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CHAPTER 9 DISCUSSION QUESTIONSREFERENCES; Chapter 10: INHALANTS; OBJECTIVES; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSICAL EFFECTS; COGNITIVE EFFECTS; OCCUPATIONAL FACTORS; CHAPTER 10 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 11: PSYCHEDELICS AND CLUB DRUGS; OBJECTIVES; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSICAL EFFECTS; COGNITIVE EFFECTS; CHAPTER 11 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 12: PREPLACEMENT EXAMINATIONS AND FITNESS FOR DUTY EVALUATIONS; OBJECTIVES; THE ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES; SCREENING; COGNITION; TESTING; PROVIDER SCREENING; PHYSIOLOGICAL SCREENING; THE EXAMINATION RESULTS REPORT |
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CHAPTER 12 DISCUSSION QUESTIONSREFERENCES; Chapter 13: EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS; OBJECTIVES; EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS; OVERVIEW OF TREATMENT REFERRAL OPTIONS; TWELVE-STEP PROGRAMS; CHAPTER 13 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 14: JOB SPECIFIC REVIEW; OBJECTIVES; TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY; PUBLIC SAFETY WORKERS; MILITARY; HEALTHCARE; CHAPTER 14 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; INDEX |
| Summary |
Substance abusers exert a significant cost burden for employers. Evidence is mounting that worker substance abuse may have its greatest impact on productivity losses including increased absenteeism and short-term disability, higher turnover, and suboptimal performance at work. Full-time workers that reported using illicit drugs or abusing prescribed drugs were more likely to report missing two or more workdays in the past month due to illness or injury and were more likely to have skipped one or more days of work in the past month. But what does one do to address this situation? The response i |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Description based on print version record |
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Drugs and employment -- United States
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Employees -- Alcohol use -- United States
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Industrial hygiene -- United States
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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Industrial hygiene
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Employees -- Alcohol use
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Alcoholism and employment
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Drugs and employment
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United States
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Price, James W. (Occupational medicine specialist)
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| LC no. |
2020687166 |
| ISBN |
9781631177767 |
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1631177761 |
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