Drug Testing in the Workplace

by S. Macdonald (Editor), P. Roman (Editor)

Overview

''Previous volumes have been well received and the present work should be no exception....In a field where advances contribute to the widening gap between clinician and researchers, this volume serves to close that distance.''-Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research, from a review of a previous volume

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461360179
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	11/02/2012
Series:	Research Advances in Alcohol and Drug Problems , #11
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Pages:	341
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

1. Extent And Impact Of Alcohol And Drug Use Problems In The Workplace: A Review Of The Empirical Evidence.- 2. Predictors Of Drug Use And Implications For The Workplace.- 3. A Critical Review of the Estimates of the Costs of Alcohol and Drug Use.- 4. The Effects Of Psychoactive Substances On Workplace Performance.- 5. Drug Testing Methods And Interpretations Of Test Results.- 6. The Impact and Effectiveness of Drug Testing Programs in the Workplace.- 7. Evaluation Approaches For Cost-Effectiveness And Effectiveness Of Drug Testing Programs.- 8. Some Legal Aspects Of Drug Testing In The Canadian Workplace: Human Rights, Collective Bargaining And Labor Arbitration, And The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms.- 9. Constitutional And Statutory Treatment Of Drug Testing In The United States.- 10. Arbitration Of Drug Testing Disputes.- 11. Behavioral Tests To Assess Performance.- 12. Alternatives To Drug Testing: Employee Assistance And Health Promotion Programs.- 13. The Interrelations Of Drug Testing With Other Human Resource Management Practices And Organizational Characteristics.- 14. Union Perspectives On Workplace Drug Testing.- 15. Drug Testing, The War On Drugs, Workers, And The Workplace: Perspectives From Sociology.