[Addictions and the workplace: what are the issues at stake for occupational health services?].
The existing high prevalence and increase in the consumption of psychoactive substances among active employees in the workforce has created a new challenge for occupational health services. Addressing the issue of addictions in the workplace environment remains delicate due to the regulation stating that "the purpose of occupational medicine is essentially preventative, i.e., to prevent any deterioration in health due to work". Discussions have primarily focused on screening for psychoactive substances, whose use may have potential negative and damaging consequences on a workers aptitude and capability to perform. A descriptive inventory gathered from results of research carried out on the situation of psychoactive substance consumption among workers precedes a presentation of prevention tools currently available to companies and occupational health services. Ethical and legal aspects of their implementation and use are discussed.
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Eric
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Département etudes et assistance médicales, Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité, 30, rue Olivier Noyer, 75680 Paris cedex 14.
D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017132:Workplace
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs