Workplace alcohol-testing programs: prevalence and trends (ABSTRACT), Monthly Labor Review Online, June 1998

Workplace alcohol-testing programs: prevalence and trends

Tyler D. Hartwell
Senior Statistician, Research Triangle Institute, Triangle Park, NC

Paul D. Steele
Research Statistician, Research Triangle Institute, Triangle Park, NC

Nathaniel F. Rodman
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Although testing for illicit drugs is more prevalent than alcohol testing, results from two nationwide surveys reveal that alcohol testing of employees is on the rise. This article describes the prevalence and characteristics of alcohol-testing programs in U.S. worksites, using data derived from 1993 and 1995 surveys sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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