Illicit drug use and work in a model therapeutic workplace

Illicit drug use is prevalent among adults in the workforce (SAMHSA, 2014). Drug policy has developed under the assumption that drug use affects workplace performance and is accompanied by significant costs (Foster and Vaughan, 2005). In his Executive Order 12,564 (1986) creating a Drug-Free Federal Workplace, President Ronald Reagan stated, “Federal employees who use illegal drugs, on or off duty, tend to be less productive, less reliable, and prone to greater absenteeism than their fellow employees who do not use illegal drugs” (p.

Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - July 24, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Shrinidhi Subramaniam, August F. Holtyn, Brantley P. Jarvis, Mikhail N. Koffarnus, Jeannie S. Leoutsakos, Kenneth Silverman Tags: Full length article Source Type: research