Abstract
In the past two decades much has changed in the way of employee assistance programs. However, substance abuse among workers and its interference with job performance has not changed. While some have argued that greater emphasis be placed on preventative measures, the author believes that from the inception, employee assistance programs have been preventative—by educating the public, by performing screening and gatekeeping functions for referrals, and by providing feedback from providers on how employees are progressing.
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