Substance abuse and the workplace : a situation analysis
Substance abuse among the employed in South Africa has increased in recent years with major economic consequences for employers. Specialist outpatient treatment programmes are available to employers, yet few employees are inducted into these programmes. A situation analysis was conducted to explore...
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doaj-17eebae724524fe1aec77b6946f87c9f2020-11-25T03:14:52ZafrStellenbosch UniversitySocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk2312-71980037-80542018-07-0154219420910.15270/54-2-633Substance abuse and the workplace : a situation analysisSmook, Breggie0Ubbink, Marie1Ryke, Elma2Herman Strydom3North-West UniversityNorth-West UniversityNorth West UniversityNorth-West UniversitySubstance abuse among the employed in South Africa has increased in recent years with major economic consequences for employers. Specialist outpatient treatment programmes are available to employers, yet few employees are inducted into these programmes. A situation analysis was conducted to explore possible reasons for this state of affairs. This article provides an overview of workplace-related limiting factors in combating substance abuse and also covers the resources needed to deal with the problem of substance abuse in the workplace. The authors suggest collaboration between employers and outpatient treatment centres as a viable solution.http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/633Substance abusesubstance abuse in the workplacetreatment programmescombating substance abuse |
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Substance abuse and the workplace : a situation analysis |
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Substance abuse and the workplace : a situation analysis |
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Substance abuse and the workplace : a situation analysis |
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substance abuse and the workplace : a situation analysis |
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Stellenbosch University |
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Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk |
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2018-07-01 |
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Substance abuse among the employed in South Africa has increased in recent years with major economic consequences for employers. Specialist outpatient treatment programmes are available to employers, yet few employees are inducted into these programmes. A situation analysis was conducted to explore possible reasons for this state of affairs. This article provides an overview of workplace-related limiting factors in combating substance abuse and also covers the resources needed to deal with the problem of substance abuse in the workplace. The authors suggest collaboration between employers and outpatient treatment centres as a viable solution. |
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Substance abuse substance abuse in the workplace treatment programmes combating substance abuse |
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