| ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS IN THE WORKPLACE |
The economic and human cost of drug and alcohol abuse to organisations is substantial. With the majority of people with drug and alcohol problems being in the workplace, the workplace provides the unique opportunity for intervention and support.
If managed properly, employees will respond positively to pressures to deal with their problem and improve performance.
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Alcohol abuse (the dangerous use of alcohol without dependence) and alcoholism (a dependence on alcohol) are major social, economic, and public health problems in the Ireland.
Each year, many hundreds of deaths nationwide are wholly or partially attributed to drinking. Alcoholism is the third leading cause of death nationwide; it would be number one if traffic accidents and death certificate diagnoses related to alcohol were included in the statistics. Alcoholism reduces the life expectancy of alcoholics by 10 to 12 years. |