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August 1991, Vol. 114, No. 8

Drug and alcohol use at work

Philip Gleason
Former Intern, Office of Economic Research, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Jonathan Veum and Michael Pergamit
Economists, Office of Economic Research, Bureau of Labor Statistics


Data from the 1984 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth reveal that drug and alcohol use in the workplace is more common among men than women and among blue-collar than white-collar workers. This article examines the prevalence of drug and alcohol use on the job.

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