Preventing workplace substance abuse : beyond drug testing to wellness / Joel B. Bennett and Wayne E.K. Lehman, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bennett, Joel B.

Lehman, Wayne E. K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drugs and employment--United States.

Drugs and employment.

United States.

Substance abuse--United States--Prevention.

Substance abuse.

Drug testing--United States.

Drug testing.

Substance-Related Disorders.

Substance Abuse Detection.

Medical Subjects:

Substance-Related Disorders.

United States.

Substance Abuse Detection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2003]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

In this book, editors J. B. Bennett and W. E. K. Lehman shed light on the limitations of drug testing and demonstrate how individual and organizational wellness efforts can more effectively cut employee alcohol and drug abuse. In an era of widespread drug testing, employee substance abuse continues unabated, and related safety, productivity, and medical costs persist. Why? Testing alone, say the editors, ignores alcohol use and fails to address the underlying causes of substance abuse, including contextual workplace factors like a "drinking climate." This volume offers an approach that is broader and more effective than coercion in inducing employees to change. /// Chapter authors describe interventions linked to other areas of individual or organizational wellness, such as stress management, cardiovascular health, and team building, which appeal to a wider or more holistic sense of wellness. Those who design, implement, or advise on workplace prevention programs, as well as policymakers and business owners, will benefit from the research described and will find options that fit a range of organizational cultures, policy orientations, and employee motivation levels. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)

Contents:

Understanding employee alcohol and other drug use : toward a multi-level approach / Joel B. Bennett, G. Shawn Reynolds, and Wayne E.K. Lehman

A workplace coping skills intervention to prevent alcohol abuse / David L. Snow, Suzanne C. Swan, and Leo Wilton

Integrating substance abuse prevention into health promotion programs in the workplace : a social-cognitive intervention targeting the mainstream user / Royer F. Cook ... [and others]

Helping at-risk drinkers reduce their drinking : cardiovascular wellness outreach at work / Max Heirich and Cynthia J. Sieck

Team and informational trainings for the workplace substance abuse prevention / Wayne E.K. Lehman, G. Shawn Reynolds, and Joel B. Bennett

Lay and scientific perspectives on harm prevention : enabling theory and program innovation / Martin Shain and Helen Suurvali

Symbolic crusades and organizational adoption of substance abuse prevention programs / William J. Sonnenstuhl

Cautious optimism and recommendations : a call for more research from applied psychology / Joel B. Bennett, G. Shawn Reynolds, and Wayne E.K. Lehman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2002. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2002 dcunns.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.