Research Advances in Alcohol and Drug Problems

ISBN-13: 9780306445576 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 341 str.

P. Roman; S. MacDonald; Paul M. Roman

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Examines a broad range of issues around drug testing that might interest researchers, program planners, policymakers, and employers. Among them are the cost of drug and alcohol use on the job, the accuracy of tests, the efficiency of screening programs, alternative approaches, and the sociological i

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RESEARCH FINDINGS: Drugs in the Workplace: Extent and Impact of Alcohol and Drug Usage/Problems in the Workplace/Workforce (J. Martin). Predictors of Drug Use and Implications for the Workplace (M. Newcomb). Drug Testing Programs: Drug Testing Methods and Interpretation of Results (B. Kapur). The Impact and Effectiveness of Drug Testing Programs in the Workplace (S. Macdonald). Legal Issues: Some Legal Aspects of Drug Testing in the Canadian Workplace (M. Pinsonneault). Constitutional and Statuatory Treatment of Drug Testing in the United States (R.L. Lieberwitz). Other Workplace Programs: Behavioral Tests to Assess Performance (B. Butler). Alternatives to Drug Testing (M. Shain). PERSPECTIVES ON DRUG TESTING: Unions' Perspective on Workplace Drug Testing (S. Alvi). Drug Testing, the War on Drugs, Workers, and the Workplace (J. Blackwell). 5 additional articles. Index.