EAPS: Addictions at Work

Abstract

Australian industry seems to have maintained a cautious profile in the growing debate amongst other professionals on the rapid and alarming increase of drug abuse in this country.

While the paucity of research has meant little or no confirming data, individual experiences in a wide range of work organisations throughout Australia indicate that while overt incidences may be small, there is no doubt that the effects are being felt.

The lack of adequate public education may have misled both management and the unions into believing that the problem of substance abuse is not only transient but also beyond the work environment.