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Substance Abuse PolicySubstance Abuse Policy
Abuse & Abuse & AddictionAddiction
SEAP SEAP servicesservices
SubstancesSubstances
TreatmentTreatment
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Applies to recipients of more than $25,000 in federal grants
Drug-free work environment
Education for all employees
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Applies to all Applies to all employeesemployees
Drug and alcohol-Drug and alcohol-free work free work environmentenvironment
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Unlawful to Unlawful to manufacture, manufacture,
distribute, distribute, dispense, possess dispense, possess or use alcohol or or use alcohol or
controlled controlled substances while substances while on duty or in any on duty or in any Commonwealth Commonwealth
workplaceworkplace
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Requires Requires training/educationtraining/education
Promotes use of Promotes use of SEAPSEAP
Discipline for Discipline for unfitness for dutyunfitness for duty
Convictions must be Convictions must be reportedreported
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A problem is suspected or A problem is suspected or employee self-disclosesemployee self-discloses
Convicted of a violation of Convicted of a violation of alcohol/drug law in alcohol/drug law in
workplace workplace
Conviction violates Code of Conviction violates Code of ConductConduct
Conviction does not violate Conviction does not violate Code of ConductCode of Conduct
Referred to Referred to SEAPSEAP
Notify Notify supervisor in 5 supervisor in 5
daysdays
Employee Employee terminatedterminated
Must be placed Must be placed on COCEon COCE
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Condition of Condition of Continued Continued EmploymentEmployment
At agency At agency discretiondiscretion
Requires Requires participation in participation in SEAP to retain jobSEAP to retain job
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Medical Medical DoctorDoctor
Physical Physical TherapistTherapist
PsychologistPsychologist
Social WorkerSocial Worker
Osteopathic PhysicianOsteopathic Physician
Physician AssistantPhysician Assistant
Dentist/Dental HygienistDentist/Dental Hygienist
PharmacPharmacistist
PodiatristPodiatrist
Licensed Practical NurseLicensed Practical Nurse
Registered NurseRegistered Nurse
VeterinariVeterinarianan
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If substantial knowledge If substantial knowledge
exists, individual must beexists, individual must be
reported to Dept. of State reported to Dept. of State
UNLESSUNLESS receiving receiving
treatment through SEAPtreatment through SEAP
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““An employee An employee determined to be determined to be
unfit either while on unfit either while on duty, or in any duty, or in any Commonwealth Commonwealth
workplace, as a result workplace, as a result of alcohol or of alcohol or
controlled substances controlled substances shall be subject to shall be subject to
appropriate appropriate disciplinary action”disciplinary action”
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Report fit for Report fit for dutyduty
Remain fit for Remain fit for dutyduty
Supervisors take Supervisors take fitness for duty fitness for duty seriouslyseriously
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CounselingCounseling
COCECOCEDisciplineDiscipline
Sent homeSent home
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8% of people employed full time currently use illicit substances
15% of drug users have gone to work under the influence
10% of people employed full time are impaired by alcohol
8% of people employed full time are heavy drinkers
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•500 million lost 500 million lost workdays/yearworkdays/year
•2 to 3 times more 2 to 3 times more likely to have likely to have
workplace accidentworkplace accident•2.5 times more likely 2.5 times more likely
to be absent more to be absent more than 8 days/yearthan 8 days/year
•5 times more 5 times more likely to file likely to file
worker’s comp worker’s comp claimsclaims
•Affect the lives of 4 to Affect the lives of 4 to 5 people around them5 people around them
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•6 times the number 6 times the number of absencesof absences
•Work at only 2/3 Work at only 2/3 capacitycapacity
•Attribute (at least in Attribute (at least in part) to 40% of part) to 40% of
workplace fatalities workplace fatalities and 47% of workplace and 47% of workplace
accidentsaccidents
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Endangers Endangers liveslives
Increases tardiness Increases tardiness & absenteeism& absenteeism
Increases Increases mistakes & poor mistakes & poor
judgementjudgement
Decreases Decreases efficiencyefficiency
Increases health Increases health insurance and insurance and
workers’ comp costsworkers’ comp costs
Causes workplace Causes workplace friction and friction and
affects moraleaffects morale
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Action or inaction
Family member, friend, co-worker, supervisor or union
steward
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Emotional manipulation by
employee
Belief that if problem is ignored it will go
away
Afraid of damaging relationship
Trying to help
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Situation escalates
Higher potential for
serious outcomes
New problems
are created
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Dependence
Withdrawal Tolerance
Addiction
Drug
Psychoactive Drug
Abuse
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Physical
Social
Mental/Emotional
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Non-abuse
Abuse
Addiction
•Physical•Social
•Financial•Employment
•Legal•Emotional
•Tolerance•Withdrawal
•Physical Damage
•Inability to Abstain•Loss of Control
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Cooking spray, correction fluid, glue, nitrous oxide,amyl & butyl nitrite
Decreased heart & respiratory functions
Huffing
Can result in sudden death
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Decrease heart and respiratory
functions
Include alcohol, barbiturates, tranquilizers
Impair coordination,
concentration, judgment, thinking
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Increase heart & respiratory functions & alertness
Decrease appetite
Increase agitation & restlessness
Accident risk & error rate increase
Amphetamines, cocaine, crack cocaine,
methamphetamines, caffeine, nicotine, etc.
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Feeling of euphoria, drowsiness, depressed
respiration
Impair thinking & ability to operate
machinery
Include morphine, codeine, opium, heroin
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Visual & auditory hallucinations, illusions
LSD, PCP, designer drugs, psilocybin
mushrooms, peyote buttons
Distorted perception of time, reality & distance
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Chemical alteration of other narcotic and hallucinogenic
drugsCan be hundreds of times stronger than original drugs
Include Ecstasy & Rohipnol (date rape drug)
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Relaxation, euphoria, altered
perceptionSlows physical reflexes, impairs
space and distance judgment
Long term effects – short term memory
loss
Not a safe drug
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Addiction is progressive
Once problem develops – total abstinence required
Addictive behavior can be learned
Addiction to alcohol can have a genetic predisposition
Addiction is a disease
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All employees & immediate family All employees & immediate family membersmembers
Up to 3 free assess & refer sessionsUp to 3 free assess & refer sessions
No cost for drug & alcohol services if in networkNo cost for drug & alcohol services if in network
Toll free numberToll free number
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Inpatient Detoxification
Inpatient Residential
Intensive OutpatientOutpatient
Aftercare/Self-help Groups
Day Treatment
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Toll free numberToll free number1-800-692-74591-800-692-7459
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