Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse for Employees in Construction Environments

Mood altering substances, from caffeine to alcohol or illegal drugs, can be easily abused and users can become dependent upon them. Stimulants can make people reckless and overly confident; depressants can slow reactions. This video explores the abuse of prescription medication, narcotics, alcohol, hallucinogens, and more. Pathways to psychological and physical addiction are explored, and the results of addiction are exposed.

The video training explains how you can prevent becoming an abuser of alcohol, prescription drugs and illegal drugs. Employees are informed companies have alcohol and drug policies which provide information on reporting substance abuse in the workplace. Random and reasonable suspicion drug testing are discussed, along with mandatory drug rehabilitation programs. Employee assistance programs to help workers combat substance abuse problems are explained. Supporting co-workers through the rehabilitation process is stressed.

Construction workers are at great risk for workplace accidents due to substance abuse. This video training helps keep substance abuse off your job site, raise awareness of substance abuse and inform employees how to report abusers. All construction crews should be required to view this video to understand the dangers associated with the misuse of mood-altering substances, how to get help, and why substance abuse puts others at risk.

Construction employees

• Introduction
• What Substances Are Abused?
• Alcohol and Other Depressants
• Stimulants, Narcotics and Hallucinogens
• How People Get Hooked
• Drug Dependency
• Anyone Can Become a Substance Abuser
• Drug and Alcohol Policies
• Helping Employees Overcome Substance Abuse
• Conclusion