Secondhand Drinking Prevention

Secondhand Drinking Prevention occurs when we understand what secondhand drinking is, what it does to a person’s physical and emotional health, and how it contributes to a person’s risk factors for developing a drinking problem. [Please note that the concepts in this post apply equally to Secondhand Drugging Prevention, as drug misuse works similarly in…

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Raising 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…

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Creating 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…

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Causes of Secondhand Drinking

Causes of Secondhand Drinking is Part 4 in this year’s series of posts to celebrate April as Alcohol Awareness Month. In case you missed them, here are links to the first three: Part 1  Alcohol Awareness Month – Two Sides to the Drinking Equation Part 2  Why the Term Secondhand Drinking (SHD) Part 3  The Brain…

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