title: Programmes for tobacco and alcohol users in Australian work-places.
abstract: This article presents findings from a survey of programmes available for tobacco and alcohol users working in 455 of Australia's top 600 companies. Companies were twice as likely to have programmes for smokers (43%) as for problem drinkers (24%) and these programmes were more apparent in large companies. The majority of programmes for smoking were delivered within a health promotion context which included other life-style issues, such as nutrition, exercise, weight management and stress management. Although Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) were the most commonly available type of work-place programme for excessive drinkers and other drug users, followed by Alcoholics Anonymous and local hospital clinics, only 6% had an EAP for alcohol. Only 21% of programmes for smokers and 12% for excessive alcohol users were evaluated. Around one-quarter of companies knew the costs of smoking programmes, and 9% reported costs of conducting programmes for excessive alcohol consumers.
authors.affiliation: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, and School of Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Richmond
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Heather
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Holt