[Taking drugs for performance-enhancing at job: a study in a sample of workers in Paris].
OBJECTIVE
the study was to describe the performance-enhancing behavior with licit or illicit substances in working environment, by distinguishing them from dependence behavior.


METHODS
in 2007, 663 workers without dependence at nicotine and alcohol was questioned by anonymous self-questionnaire during the periodic consultation of occupational medicine. Data collected concerned the consumption of substances for job in the last month, socio-professional characteristics, and the levels of stress and job satisfaction.


RESULTS
at job, 39.2% of workers had a performance-enhancing behavior, including 24.9% with drugs, 10.3% with tobacco, 7.5% with alcohol, and 2.1% with cannabis. This behavior were more frequent for women and less than 30 years and were related to job constraints.


CONCLUSIONS
taking drug, licit and illicit substances for the performance-enhancing behavior at work are frequent and cause consumption varied and repeated. One of the risks which could be a passage to the addictive behavior.
Gay
Vincent
V
CIAMT Santé au Travail, Paris, France. v.gay@ciamt.org
Houdoyer
Eric
E
Rouzaud
Gilles
G
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010297:Paris / Q000453:epidemiology; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000187:drug effects*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014937:Work / Q000523:psychology*
D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs