Admmistrators of workplace substance use policies often coordinate many components such as drug-testing, discipline, EAP, and employee awareness Analyses from two municipalities (ns = 1,068, 1,081) indicated that employees who most disfavor all policy components— particularly drug-testing—report higher frequencies of alcohol drunkenness In contrast, employees with the most punitive attitudes report the highest levels of exposure to co-worker use Finally, those who favor an educative approach report higher levels of alcohol use but not alcohol problems or drug use Policy administrators are likely to benefit from listening to and addressing these differences in policy attitudes
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