Workplace Secondhand Drinking Prevention Archives
Workplace Costs of Secondhand Drinking
The workplace costs of secondhand drinking are significant to employees and to the company or agency’s bottom line. Secondhand drinking – the negative impacts of a person’s excessive drinking behaviors on others – directly affects nearly 80 million Americans. These are the husbands, wives, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, boyfriends, girlfriends and co-workers who repeatedly deal…
Read MoreNational Recovery Month – Resources to Help Your Employees Anonymously Find Treatment
September is National Recovery Month. It is sponsored by SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency) “to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrate the people who recover.” Celebrating National Recovery Month – Sharing Resources to Help Employees Anonymously Find Treatment for an Alcohol Use Disorder Employees view information…
Read MoreRaising Workplace Awareness About ACEs | Adverse Childhood Experiences
I first learned of the CDC-Kaiser Permanent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, “one of the largest investigations of childhood abuse and neglect and later-life health and well-being,” in 2009. I was shocked to learn the original study was conducted at Kaiser Permanente San Diego from 1995 to 1997 with two waves of data collection. Over 17,000 Kaiser members participated by…
Read MoreCreating Secondhand Drinking Prevention Programs to Meet Company | Agency Objectives
Stress A new approach to alcohol abuse prevention (especially with regards to changing company/agency norms that support excessive drinking) A new approach to drunk driving prevention Family wellness to improve employee wellness Increasing employee engagement with company EAP and Health & Wellness programs A new approach to safety training A new approach to employee mental health and…
Read MoreWhy Take on Secondhand Drinking in the Workplace?
As you’ve likely noticed, the tag line for this site is, “Secondhand Drinking – The Other Side of Alcohol Misuse.” Alcohol misuse refers to drinking patterns (binge drinking, heavy social drinking, alcohol abuse and alcoholism) that cause a person to engage in drinking behaviors. Secondhand Drinking and the Alcohol Misuse Connection These behaviors are not…
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