Addiction Treatment and Work-Related Outcomes: Examining the Impact of Employer Involvement and Substance of Choice on Absenteeism, Tardiness, and Productivity

Arbour, Simone; Ba, Iryna Gavrysh; Hambley, Catherine; Mc, Adrian Tse; Ho, Victoria; Bell, Marguerite

doi:10.1080/15555240.2014.866478

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“…Further, substantial reductions from pretreatment to 12-month follow-up were reported in the number of problem days at work in the past month (5.20 days vs. 0.14 days), and the proportion of individuals disciplined at work (22.2% vs. 6.5%), reporting their job was in jeopardy (18.2% vs. 5.2%), and losing their job during the preceding 12 months (men only, 24% vs. 7%). Similarly, among employed individuals admitted to inpatient treatment, Arbour et al, (2014) found that there were substantial reductions from pretreatment to 6-month follow-up in the number of days absent among people who use substances (alcohol: 7.6 days vs. 0.8 days; drugs: 16.6 days vs. 5.1 days), days tardy (alcohol: 8.5 days vs. 0.9 days; drugs: 17.3 days vs. 1.61 days), and days unproductive (alcohol: 20.9 days vs. 4.2 days; drugs: 43.0 days vs. 12.1 days).…”

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Workplace Supported Recovery from Substance Use Disorders: Defining the Construct, Developing a Model, and Proposing an Agenda for Future Research

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Substance use disorders (SUDs) represent a critical public and occupational health issue. Therefore, understanding the process of SUD recovery has become an issue of growing importance among substance use and recovery professionals. Nonetheless, despite the acknowledged importance of employment for SUD recovery, little conceptual or empirical work exists on how the workplace might support or undermine SUD recovery. In this article, we address this limitation in several ways. First, to promote a better understanding of SUD recovery for occupational health researchers, we provide a brief overview of the nature of a SUD, prior definitions of SUD recovery, and general themes associated with the recovery process. Second, we develop a working definition of workplace supported recovery. Third, we present a heuristic conceptual model showing how the workplace might impact the SUD recovery process. Fourth, using this model and research from the substance use and occupational health literatures, we develop a series of general research propositions. These propositions highlight broad directions requiring more detailed conceptualization and empirical research to understand better how work conditions may support or undermine the process of employee SUD recovery. Our overarching goal is to motivate innovative conceptualization and research on workplace supported recovery from SUDs. Such research may inform the development and evaluation of workplace interventions and policies supporting SUD recovery and highlight the benefits of workplace supported SUD recovery for employees, employers, and communities. Research on this issue may allow occupational health researchers to impact a significant societal and occupational health issue.

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Section: Is Substance Use Disorder Recovery Associated With Positive ...mentioning

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Workplace Supported Recovery from Substance Use Disorders: Defining the Construct, Developing a Model, and Proposing an Agenda for Future Research

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“…The economic benefits of treatment programs with respect to absenteeism, tardiness and productivity have been observed by Arbour et al over 5-year and 13-year periods of treatment; however there is little statistically relevant evidence of the presumed causal link between individual subjection to tests and subsequent accident reduction [2,47].…”

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Workplace Drug Testing: An Overview of the Current Situation

2016

J Toxins

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Background: Almost a quarter of the adult population in the European Union are estimated to have used illicit drugs at some point in their lives. Since these substances can be found at home, on the road, in leisure, it can be assumed that also exist in the workplace, even if they are more difficult to detect. In the workplace, psychoactive substances use may have important implications for workers, thus affecting the tasks to be carried out in their work environment.Objective: This article reviews how the different countries implement the workplace drug testing (WDT) as necessary tool in order to play a deterrent role on the abuse behavior.Discussion: At a European level there is no specific legislation on drug testing at the workplace. WDT is performed on a much smaller scale than in the United States, though it is on the increase. It is also important to discriminate between workers under the influence of these substances at work than those who consume regularly but are not under the influence of drugs at work. In conclusion we can say that there is a growing interest in WDT, but the costs and benefits that these controls may represent remain unknown.

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“…Regardless of the characteristics of those with SUDs (e.g., age, education level, gender, and economic status), this issue has required specialized support for over two centuries [7]. The economic cost of substance use issues was estimated at $193 billion in 2014 [8] and $500 billion in 2020 [9] and includes lost productivity, criminal justice costs, and healthcare costs. These costs continue to increase due to service complexity, including family, vocational, medical, and social issues [10].…”

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The Effect of Vocational Counseling Interventions for Adults with Substance Use Disorders: A Narrative Review

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Ji-hye

2022

IJERPH

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The authors reviewed the research literature evaluating the effectiveness of vocational counseling interventions focused on employment for consumers with substance use disorders. This review included 11 articles related to vocational counseling interventions, which are either incorporated with substance use treatment or not. The results of this review revealed that vocational counseling services have been highly efficacious in resulting in part-time and full-time jobs. The study designs had some limitations, and few studies employed randomized control trials (RCT).

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Addiction Treatment and Work-Related Outcomes: Examining the Impact of Employer Involvement and Substance of Choice on Absenteeism, Tardiness, and Productivity

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

Workplace Supported Recovery from Substance Use Disorders: Defining the Construct, Developing a Model, and Proposing an Agenda for Future Research

Workplace Supported Recovery from Substance Use Disorders: Defining the Construct, Developing a Model, and Proposing an Agenda for Future Research

Workplace Drug Testing: An Overview of the Current Situation

The Effect of Vocational Counseling Interventions for Adults with Substance Use Disorders: A Narrative Review

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