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The information on this page was sourced from the
Worker Substance Use and Workplace Policies and Programs report
published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration.[i]
For an explanation on how these statistics were compiled, click to the
Industry and Occupation Categories page on the U.S. Department of
Labor’s Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace site.
Please note that an abbreviation or acronym for the industry may be used
in the tables and charts below.
ILLICIT DRUGS AND HEAVY ALCOHOL USE,
DEPENDENCE or ABUSE
Among Full-Time Workers Aged 18-64
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AER
Industry |
All
Industries Average |
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Illicit Drug Use |
11.6% |
8.2% |
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Heavy Alcohol Use |
13.6% |
8.8% |
|
Illicit Drug Dependence or Abuse |
4.0% |
2.6% |
|
Alcohol Dependence or Abuse |
11.1% |
9.2% |
- Illicit Drug Use refers to the use of any of these drugs in any of the
30 days prior to the interview: marijuana or hashish, cocaine (including
crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including phencyclidine [PCP],
lysergic acid diethylamide [LSD] and Ecstacy [MDMA]), heroin, or
prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, which includes
stimulants, sedatives, tranquilizers and pain relievers.
- Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the
same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of
each other) on each of 5 or more days in the 30 days prior to the
interview.
- Dependence or abuse is based on the definition found in the 4th
edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM-IV) and applies to the 12-month period prior to the interview.
WORKPLACE TESTING
For Drug or Alcohol Use Among Full-Time
Workers Aged 18-64
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|
AER
Industry |
All
Industries Average |
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Pre-Employment Testing |
35.4% |
42.9% |
Random Testing |
26.6% |
29.6% |
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[i] Larson, S.L., Eyerman, J., Foster, M.S., and Gfroerer,
J.C. (2007). Worker Substance Use and Workplace Policies and
Programs (DHHS Publication No. SMA 07-4273, Analytic Series
A-29). Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, Office of Applied Studies.
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