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Nationwide Survey Shows Most Illicit Drug Users and Heavy Alcohol Users Are
in the Workplace and May Pose Special Problems
Most
of the nation's approximately 16.4 million current illicit drug users and
approximately 15 million heavy alcohol users hold full-time jobs, according to
a new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA)...
The
study showed that an annual average of approximately 9.4 million current
illicit drug users, (including 7.3 million current marijuana users) and 10.1
million heavy alcohol users were employed full-time in 2002-2004. Among full-time workers using these
substances, 3 million met criteria for illicit drug dependence or abuse, and
10.5 million were dependent on or abused alcohol.
The full article is available at: http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/070713survey0610.aspx
The full report is available at: http://oas.samhsa.gov/work2k7/work.pdf
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