An Analysis of Worker Drug Use and Workplace Policies and Programs

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• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• PUBLIC DOMAIN NOTICE
• OBTAINING ADDITIONAL COPIES OF PUBLICATIONS
• ORIGINATING OFFICE:  SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies

  LIST OF TABLES

  LIST OF FIGURES

  HIGHLIGHTS

CHAPTER 1:   INTRODUCTION

• 1.1: Summary of NHSDA Methodology
  • Table 1.1: Percentage of Persons, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use, by Type of Illicit Drug, 1994
• 1.2: The Nature of the Problem
  • Figure 1.1: Percentage and Estimated Number (in 1,000s) of Persons, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month, by Employment Status, 1994
  • Figure 1.2: Employment Status of Labor Force Participants Versus Employment Status of Persons Reporting Current Illicit Drug and Heavy Alcohol Use, Age 18-49, 1994
  • Figure 1.3: Trends in Current Illicit Drug and Heavy Alcohol Use Among Persons Age 18-49, by Employment Status
  • Figure 1.4: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Various Workplace Outcomes, by Current Illicit Drug Use and Heavy Alcohol Use, 1994
  • Figure 1.4 continued: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Various Workplace Outcomes, by Current Illicit Drug Use and Heavy Alcohol Use, 1994 (Continued)
• 1.3: Limitations of the Results
• 1.4: Overview of Chapter Contents

CHAPTER 2:   DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF FULL-TIME WORKERS REPORTING CURRENT ILLICIT DRUG AND HEAVY ALCOHOL USE

• 2.1: Demographic Characteristics of Workers Reporting Current Illicit Drug and Heavy Alcohol Use
  • Figure 2.1: Percentage and Estimated Number of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use, by Demographic Characteristics, 1994
  • Figure 2.1 continued: Percentage and Estimated Number of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use, by Demographic Characteristics, 1994 (Continued)
  • Figure 2.2: Percentage and Estimated Number of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Heavy Alcohol Use, by Demographic Characteristics, 1994
  • Figure 2.2 continued: Percentage and Estimated Number of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Heavy Alcohol Use, by Demographic Characteristics, 1994 (Continued)
• 2.2: The Co-occurrence of Current Illicit Drug Use and Heavy Alcohol Use
  • Figure 2.3: Percentage and Estimated Number of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use or Heavy Alcohol Use, Separately and Concurrently, 1994 (Estimated Numbers in Parentheses, in 1,000s)

CHAPTER 3:   CURRENT ILLICIT DRUG AND HEAVY ALCOHOL USE BY ESTABLISHMENT SIZE

• 3.1: Distribution of Current Illicit Drug and Heavy Alcohol Use by Establishment Size
  • Figure 3.2: Percentage and Estimated Number of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use and Heavy Alcohol Use, by Establishment Size, 1994

CHAPTER 4:   CURRENT ILLICIT DRUG AND HEAVY ALCOHOL USE BY OCCUPATION

• 4.1: Distribution of Current Illicit Drug and Heavy Alcohol Use by Occupation
  • Table 4.1: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use and Heavy Alcohol Use, By Occupation Categories, 1994

CHAPTER 5:   WORKPLACE INFORMATION, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS CONCERNING DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE

• 5.1 Information and Written Policies Regarding Alcohol or Drug Use
  • Figure 5.1: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting That Their Workplace Provides Information, Has a Written Policy, or Provides Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Concerning Drug or Alcohol Use, by Establishment Size and Current Illicit Drug Use, 1994
  • Figure 5.2: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting That Their Workplace Has Provided Information About the Use of Alcohol or Drugs, by Occupation Categories, 1994
  • Figure 5.3: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting That Their Workplace Has a Written Policy About Employee Use of Alcohol or Drugs, by Occupation Categories, 1994
• 5.2 Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)
• Figure 5.4: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting That Their Workplace Provides Access to Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) for Employees Who Have Drug or Alcohol Problems, by Occupation Categories, 1994

CHAPTER 6:   WORKPLACE DRUG TESTING

• 6.1: Drug Testing Programs
  • Figure 6.1: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Workplace Drug Testing Programs, by Type of Program, 1994
  • Figure 6.2: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Workplace Drug Testing Programs, by Type of Program and Establishment Size, 1994
  • Table 6.1: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Workplace Drug Testing Programs, By Occupation Category and Type of Program, 1994
  • Figure 6.3: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Workplace Drug Testing Programs, by Type of Program and Current Illicit Drug Use, 1994
  • Table 6.2: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Workplace Drug Testing Programs, by Establishment Size and Current Illicit Drug Use, 1994
• 6.2 Likelihood of Working for an Employer Who Tests Employees for Drugs
• Figure 6.4: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting They Would be Less Likely to Work for an Employer Who Tests for Drugs in Various Circumstances, by Establishment Size and Current Illicit Drug Use, 1994
• Figure 6.4: Percentage of Full-Time Workers Age 18-49, Reporting They Would be Less Likely to Work for an Employer Who Tests for Drugs in Various Circumstances, by Establishment Size and Current Illicit Drug Use, 1994 (Continued)

CHAPTER 7:   CONCLUSIONS

• 7.1 Summary of Findings
• 7.2 Limitations
• 7.3 Directions for Future Research

APPENDIX A:   DETAILED TABLES

• Table A1.1-2: Percentage and Estimated Number of Persons, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use and Heavy Alcohol Use, by Employment Status, 1994
• Table A1.3: Trends in Percentage of Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Drug Use, by Employment Status, 1985-1994
• Table A1.4: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Various Workplace Outcomes, by Current Illicit Drug and Heavy Alcohol Use, 1994
• Table A2.2-3: Percentage and Estimated Number of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug and Heavy Alcohol Use, by Demographic Characteristics, 1994
• Table A3.1-2: Percentage and Estimated Number of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug and Heavy Alcohol Use, by Establishment Size, 1994
• Table A5.1: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting That Their Workplace Provides Information, Has a Written Policy, or Provides Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Concerning Drug or Alcohol Use, by Establishment Size and Current Illicit Drug Use, 1994
• Table A5.2-4: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting That Their Workplace Provides Information, Has a Written Policy, or Maintains an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Concerning Drug or Alcohol Use,
• Table A5.2-4 continued: by Occupation Categories, 1994
• Table A6.1-2: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Workplace Drug Testing Programs,
• Table A6.1-2 continued: by Establishment Size, 1994
• Table A6.3: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Workplace Drug Testing Programs, by Type of Program and Current Illicit Drug Use, 1994
• Table A6.4: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting That They Would Be LESS LIKELY to Work for an Employer Who Tests for Drug Use in Various Circumstances, by Establishment Size and Current Illicit Drug Use, 1994

APPENDIX B:   NHSDA QUESTIONNAIRE ITEMS USED

• Drug Use Recency
• Employment/Occupation
• Establishment Size
• Workplace Module
  • Table B.1: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use and Heavy Alcohol Use, by Establishment Size, 1994

APPENDIX C:   REFERENCES

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1.1Percentage of Persons, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use, by Type of Illicit Drug, 1994

Table 4.1: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use and Heavy Alcohol Use, By Occupation Categories, 1994

Table 6.1: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Workplace Drug Testing Programs, By Occupation Category and Type of Program, 1994

Table 6.2: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Workplace Drug Testing Programs, by Establishment Size and Current Illicit Drug Use, 1994

Table A1.1-2: Percentage and Estimated Number of Persons, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use and Heavy Alcohol Use, by Employment Status, 1994

Table A1.3: Trends in Percentage of Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Drug Use, by Employment Status, 1985-1994

Table A1.4: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Various Workplace Outcomes, by Current Illicit Drug and Heavy Alcohol Use, 1994

Table A2.2-3: Percentage and Estimated Number of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug and Heavy Alcohol Use, by Demographic Characteristics, 1994

Table A3.1-2: Percentage and Estimated Number of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug and Heavy Alcohol Use, by Establishment Size, 1994

Table A5.1: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting That Their Workplace Provides Information, Has a Written Policy, or Provides Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Concerning Drug or Alcohol Use, by Establishment Size and Current Illicit Drug Use, 1994

Table A5.2-4: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting That Their Workplace Provides Information, Has a Written Policy, or Maintains an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Concerning Drug or Alcohol Use,

Table A5.2-4 continued: by Occupation Categories, 1994

Table A6.1-2: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Workplace Drug Testing Programs,

Table A6.1-2 continued: by Establishment Size, 1994

Table A6.3: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Workplace Drug Testing Programs, by Type of Program and Current Illicit Drug Use, 1994

Table A6.4: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting That They Would Be LESS LIKELY to Work for an Employer Who Tests for Drug Use in Various Circumstances, by Establishment Size and Current Illicit Drug Use, 1994

Table B.1: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use and Heavy Alcohol Use, by Establishment Size, 1994

LIST OF FIGURES

• Figure 1.1: Percentage and Estimated Number (in 1,000s) of Persons, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month, by Employment Status, 1994

• Figure 1.2: Employment Status of Labor Force Participants Versus Employment Status of Persons Reporting Current Illicit Drug and Heavy Alcohol Use, Age 18-49, 1994

• Figure 1.3: Trends in Current Illicit Drug and Heavy Alcohol Use Among Persons Age 18-49, by Employment Status

• Figure 1.4: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Various Workplace Outcomes, by Current Illicit Drug Use and Heavy Alcohol Use, 1994

• Figure 1.4 continued: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Various Workplace Outcomes, by Current Illicit Drug Use and Heavy Alcohol Use, 1994 (Continued)

• Figure 2.1: Percentage and Estimated Number of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use, by Demographic Characteristics, 1994

• Figure 2.1 continued: Percentage and Estimated Number of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use, by Demographic Characteristics, 1994 (Continued)

• Figure 2.2: Percentage and Estimated Number of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Heavy Alcohol Use, by Demographic Characteristics, 1994

• Figure 2.2 continued: Percentage and Estimated Number of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Heavy Alcohol Use, by Demographic Characteristics, 1994 (Continued)

• Figure 2.3: Percentage and Estimated Number of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use or Heavy Alcohol Use, Separately and Concurrently, 1994 (Estimated Numbers in Parentheses, in 1,000s)

• Figure 5.1: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting That Their Workplace Provides Information, Has a Written Policy, or Provides Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Concerning Drug or Alcohol Use, by Establishment Size and Current Illicit Drug Use, 1994

• Figure 5.2: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting That Their Workplace Has Provided Information About the Use of Alcohol or Drugs, by Occupation Categories, 1994

• Figure 5.3: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting That Their Workplace Has a Written Policy About Employee Use of Alcohol or Drugs, by Occupation Categories, 1994

• Figure 5.4: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting That Their Workplace Provides Access to Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) for Employees Who Have Drug or Alcohol Problems, by Occupation Categories, 1994

• Figure 6.1: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Workplace Drug Testing Programs, by Type of Program, 1994

• Figure 6.2: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Workplace Drug Testing Programs, by Type of Program and Establishment Size, 1994

• Figure 6.3: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting Workplace Drug Testing Programs, by Type of Program and Current Illicit Drug Use, 1994

• Figure 6.4: Percentage of Full-Time Workers, Age 18-49, Reporting They Would be Less Likely to Work for an Employer Who Tests for Drugs in Various Circumstances, by Establishment Size and Current Illicit Drug Use, 1994

• Figure 6.4 continued: Percentage of Full-Time Workers Age 18-49, Reporting They Would be Less Likely to Work for an Employer Who Tests for Drugs in Various Circumstances, by Establishment Size and Current Illicit Drug Use, 1994 (Continued)

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