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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