In 2007, more than 8% of full-time employees in the U.S. were current drug users and nearly 9% of full-time employees reported heavy alcohol use, according to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
That’s pretty alarming. And, that was before the recession started and added additional stress to every employee’s life.
What’s [...]
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John Tuttle, an employee assistance program (EAP) manager at a major airline, has more than 25 years experience in occupational social work and as an internal EAP. Today he spoke with Perspectives’ Working World Café about helping employees with alcohol and substance abuse problems and how helping them benefits business.
WWC: Hi John, thanks for speaking [...]
Leo Miller, Vice President of Clinical Support Services at the Haymarket Center, has more than 30 years experience helping people overcome addiction.
Today, he spoke with Perspectives’ Working World Café about his past experience as an internal EAP, why businesses should engage an EAP to help employees with issues like addiction, and his own road [...]
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