Alcohol and the Workplace - Drinking at Work

Alcohol and the Workplace See how much alcohol is affecting American workplaces, either from employees drinking at work or those who drink off the job and can't function once they clock in. Who's Drinking? 15% Workplace drínkers are: of American workers are under the influence of alcohol on the job, at least occasionally. Men more than women Managers more than their underlings Evening, night or irregular shift drinking Younger rather than older more common. Single rather than married Drinking in the workplace 8.8% In one survey, 24 percent of workers reported workplace drinking in the previous year. of full-time workers were In another, 23 percent of heavy users of alcohol in the upper level managers past month reported drinking at work in (5+ drinks at once, on 5 or more days in past month). the previous month. Myth/Fact Myth: 80% Heavy drinkers cause alcohol-related work problems. Fact: Studies show that alcohol-related work problems come from social drinkers, not people dependent on alcohol. What Workplaces? Industries with big drinkers: On average, 91 out of 1,000 employees in the United States are problem drinkers. Breakdown of the industries with the most problem drinkers: Industry Problem Drinkers per 1,000 Employees Construction and Mining 135 Wholesale 115 Retail 114 Leisure and Hospitality 109 Business and Repair Services 106 Agriculture Transportation and Utilities 106 96 Finance and Real Estate 92 Manufacturing 90 Government 69 Professional 54 Myth/Fact Fact: Myth: Most performance-related problems linked to alcohol are based on drinking just before work or from workers showing up with hangovers. Alcohol is only a problem when people drink at work. Studies find that hangovers increase the frequency of: Feeling sick at work/taking sick days Sleeping on the job Trouble with tasks or co-workers Sources: http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/The_Relationship_of Drinking and_Hangovers_to_Workplace_Problems_An_Empiri/385.html http://pweb1.rwjf.org/reports/grr/031314s.htm NSDUH http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k7/industry/worker.htm http://ohsonline.com/articles/2007/08/drugs-and-alcohol-workplace-trends.aspx RCx NSDUH Survey: http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k7/industry/worker.htm Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems at George Washington University Medical Center http://www.ensuringsolutions.org/construction-and-mining-wholesale-retail-top-list-of-industries.html Recovery Connection® Alcohol and the Workplace See how much alcohol is affecting American workplaces, either from employees drinking at work or those who drink off the job and can't function once they clock in. Who's Drinking? 15% Workplace drínkers are: of American workers are under the influence of alcohol on the job, at least occasionally. Men more than women Managers more than their underlings Evening, night or irregular shift drinking Younger rather than older more common. Single rather than married Drinking in the workplace 8.8% In one survey, 24 percent of workers reported workplace drinking in the previous year. of full-time workers were In another, 23 percent of heavy users of alcohol in the upper level managers past month reported drinking at work in (5+ drinks at once, on 5 or more days in past month). the previous month. Myth/Fact Myth: 80% Heavy drinkers cause alcohol-related work problems. Fact: Studies show that alcohol-related work problems come from social drinkers, not people dependent on alcohol. What Workplaces? Industries with big drinkers: On average, 91 out of 1,000 employees in the United States are problem drinkers. Breakdown of the industries with the most problem drinkers: Industry Problem Drinkers per 1,000 Employees Construction and Mining 135 Wholesale 115 Retail 114 Leisure and Hospitality 109 Business and Repair Services 106 Agriculture Transportation and Utilities 106 96 Finance and Real Estate 92 Manufacturing 90 Government 69 Professional 54 Myth/Fact Fact: Myth: Most performance-related problems linked to alcohol are based on drinking just before work or from workers showing up with hangovers. Alcohol is only a problem when people drink at work. Studies find that hangovers increase the frequency of: Feeling sick at work/taking sick days Sleeping on the job Trouble with tasks or co-workers Sources: http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/The_Relationship_of Drinking and_Hangovers_to_Workplace_Problems_An_Empiri/385.html http://pweb1.rwjf.org/reports/grr/031314s.htm NSDUH http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k7/industry/worker.htm http://ohsonline.com/articles/2007/08/drugs-and-alcohol-workplace-trends.aspx RCx NSDUH Survey: http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k7/industry/worker.htm Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems at George Washington University Medical Center http://www.ensuringsolutions.org/construction-and-mining-wholesale-retail-top-list-of-industries.html Recovery Connection®