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A drug and alcohol education program provides employees with the
information they need to fully understand, cooperate with and benefit
from their company’s drug-free workplace program.
Effective employee education programs provide company-specific information,
such as the details of the drug-free workplace policy, as well as
generalized information about the nature of alcohol and drug addiction;
its impact on work performance, health and personal life; and types
of help available for individuals with related problems.
All employees should participate, and the message
should be ongoing basis through a variety of means. Forums for employee
education may include home mailings, workplace displays, brown-bag
lunches, guest speakers, seminars and sessions at new employee orientation.
The following resources may help employers in educating employees
about their organization’s drug-free workplace program:
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