Author Description

There is a problem that affects practically every business and workplace at one time or another and employers have a hard time addressing it. Addiction and substance abuse can cause lots of trouble for everyone in the company. Substance abuse is something that most people would rather not have to deal with but doing nothing can be dangerous. Most employers and managers don’t understand the dynamics of addiction or the solution. It appears too complicated to the average person. What managers do lack is specific and useful information about the problem. Secondly they need a trusted procedure to deal with it. The intent of the book is to provide these things in an easy format. In implementing the new strategy, employers learn to act confidently to stop substance abuse from affecting the workplace or anyone’s mental health for that matter. I have heard from HR professionals for many years and they all share similar concerns and ask the same questions. Usually the job of dealing with the effects of addiction and substance abuse is left to the manager or human resource person who has little experience in handling this problem. Additionally, the whole scenario can go terribly wrong if not handled correctly because there is tremendous liability if there is an accident or there could be fear of a human rights complaint. The key to it all is to look at substance abuse as a safety issue in the workplace and employ a straight forward process to deal with it from that perspective.