Alcohol Changes In The Workplace

One last reason why the legal drinking age should begin at the age of 25 years old because it also leads up to underage drinking, in which they think it’s something cool to do. But nobody considers the danger that comes along with irresponsible drinking. Most people do not educate their selves when it comes to drinking and driving, drinking and mixing medications is dangerous as well. Drinking is a risk factor, no matter if it’s among yourself or out in the public of others. It’s understandable that everybody feel that once they become an adult or even the legal drinking age that they can do whatever they want. Drinking is a volunteer choice preference people make regardless the consequences that can result from bad judgment once under the influence from drinking. Drinking can affect your vision, your speech to speak clearly, and your actions to things that could have been avoided.

Bettina, I really enjoyed reading your post about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). As you stated, ADA will be the protection that the employee will have to safeguard them against violating the company’s policy of being drunk on the job. ADA seems to be very similar to the act that I talked about, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which prohibits discrimination on the basis of a disability in regards to one’s job; one cannot get fired for having an alcohol or drug addiction unless they cause harm to others or themselves. Also, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that you talk about sounds very similar to mine in regards to offering help to their employees in regards to addictions that one might have. I found it very interesting how the

One side to this debate is that the legal drinking age should be lowered from 21 to around 18 or 19 years old, and that young adults should be allowed to drink in controlled environments. This idea is presented by Ruth Engs, a professor of Applied Sciences at Indiana University. She states that environments such as taverns, pubs, restaurants and official university functions can be considered to be controlled environments. “In these situations responsible drinking could be taught through role modeling and educational programs. Mature and sensible drinking behavior would be expected” (Engs). In her article, Engs uses phrases such as “forbidden fruit,” and “a badge of rebellion against authority” to describe how teens view drinking. In her opinion, if the drinking age were to be lowered, young adults would no longer feel the pressure to drink in order to “be cool.”

Long term, it is much easier and cheaper to perform preventive health care than to try to manage acute and/ or chronic diseases. All at risk individuals should be given education on the dangers of developing a substance abuse problem, emphasizing that it can happen to anyone- young or old, rich or poor, etc. Health care providers need to address the supposed invincibility commonly associated with those who excessive drink alcohol or use drugs. These individuals are not quite as invincible nor do most have everything as under control as they may think. Although many may know the dangers, it is important to explain that the negative health impacts may not be noticeable right away, but the damage is still being done. Additionally, these at risk patients should work with social workers or case management to set up referrals to substance abuse cessation programs within the

When you become an adult you can vote, join the military, jury duty, sign contracts, marry, apply for loans, make decisions regarding medical treatments, and be prosecuted as an adult (“Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered From 21 to a Younger Age?”). Adults have the right to make their own decisions, and there are many arguments on why 18-year-olds should be able to consume alcohol legally. In other countries like Europe with an MLDA of 18, there are fewer drunk driving traffic accidents and fatalities than an MLDA of 21 in America (“Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered From 21 to a Younger Age?”). Many argue that the government and the police should worry more about every legal person’s alcohol consumption instead of just underaged

Another way to address the problem is to establish anti-drug abuse policies and have penalties in place for those who do not comply with the company’s policies. The written policy must state the reason for the policy, expectations for obedience, assistance programs, and consequences for disobeying the policy. Reasons for the policy can be to meet a legal requirement, but it must include the business’ goals for the policy and the business’ definition of substance abuse (“Develop”, n.d.). The expectations section of the policy should include expected behaviors, prohibited substances, whoever is responsible for enforcement, and if drug testing is included. Supervisors should be trained to notice the signs of potential drug users and enforce the policy. After determining whether an employee has violated the policy, consequences should be had. Consequences might include termination or assistance from the EAP.

The following is a case study of a male employee, drinking beers at work while working on a case study. His behavior addressed by his employer, as a result of his conduct. Even though he appears to be fully functional, his employer was not happy and is concerned about his employee’s wellbeing as well as his industry’s reputation. The employee sees alcohol used among employees during work as an expensive problem for the industry. Drinking alcohol while doing a case study can cause drinking problems for the employee. To illustrate the point, socializing during Christmas parties, happy hours and other work activities are contributing factors that could create an alcohol misuse within the workplace. After all, this employee is drinking while conducting a case study; this can place significant risks for the industry, especially, when the drinking in the workplace is a support by the industry. In this example, it is assumed that the use of alcohol while working is prevalent and this assumption is practical for this employee to do ordinarily during work hours. What can the employer do to address drinking problems at the workplace during work? And is this program operated in-house with a confidential service for all employees? These issues can impact injuries, cause low employee morale, jeopardized the productivity of the industry.

Winston Churchill was infamous for his one liners and occasional drunken outbursts. One night at a party, he shocked a rather prominent woman with his drunken atrocities. Insulted, she turned to him and said, “Mr. Churchill, you are as drunk as a dog.” The Prime Minister returned, “Madam, I may be very drunk, but you are very ugly. But tomorrow,” he added, “I shall be sober” (Churchill, W). The use and abuse of alcohol is a centuries old vice that has circumnavigated the globe and all eras of humanity; young and old, man and woman. Alcohol is an inhibitor of logical thought. However, it is an enjoyable pastime as well as custom in almost every society as long as it is used within reason. Recently however, laws have been placed in many nations restricting drinking to only certain age groups. In America, the legal age to purchase and consume alcohol has fluxuated between 18 and 21, coming to rest at 21 in 1984. (CITE) This law is understandably strict, but also somewhat toying with a person 's free abilities. Aggravating the threat of binge-drinking and alcohol poisoning, this exceptionally high age limit has promoted more hindrances than benefits. Currently a great debate among lawmakers is whether the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) should be lowered to 18; mirroring other nations in their practices. A lower limit would be exceptionally beneficial and fair legally, health-wise, and economically towards not only young adults, but society

This is the purpose of research, to emphasize the importance of successful treatment interventions available for substance abuse counselors and to provide a network that supports future evidential treatment outcomes. The SAMHSA (2015) provides an EBT Web Guide that provides research findings and details about EBP’s used to prevent and treat mental and substance use disorders. Networks that can be utilized as an example, are Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC), National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP), and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA).

People believe that alcohol is essential to have a great party. People use alcohol for many reasons; peer pressure, anxiety, and to curb insomnia are some of the few reasons. Alcohol affects the parts of the brain that controls movement, speech, judgement, and memory. This is why some people cannot remember the night before when they went out drinking. It is a common fact that most teenagers have had a drink of alcohol before their twenty-first birthday. Most teenagers drink regularly or in some cases, binge drink. Nobody can prevent underage drinking. When people tell a teenagers they cannot have something, it inclines them to want it even more and teenagers will go to extreme lengths to obtain it. In 1984, Congress passed the law stating the legal drinking age in the United States was twenty-one (Alcoholism). As of today, four states in the US are debating whether or not to lower the drinking age back to eighteen, New Hampshire, Minnesota, California, and New Jersey (Thrillist). The drinking age should be lower to eighteen years old because at this age, people can sign up for the military, it can aid colleges to promote safe drinking, and could aid in lowering drinking and driving car wrecks.

Many young adults admit that they have tried alcohol. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism took the time to reach out to children and when children reach the eighth grade nearly fifty percent have had one drink. They also found that over twenty percent have reported having been drunk before. It is usually said that an eighteen year old has less tolerance as compared to a twenty-one year old (Friese). Tolerance doesn’t come with age, tolerance comes with realization of responsibility and some are more responsible at fifteen than some are at fifty (Friese). If we allowed drinking in public places, we would have police, security guards, and workers supervising how we maintain ourselves after we drink. Most kids have never been

An effective diversion approach would incorporate mental health treatments and substance abuse including vocational, social, and behavioral trainings. Because of high rates off comorbidity between psychiatric disorders and substance abuse, counseling has shown to be an important intervention for drug offenders. With this being said, further resources should be used to create these effective interventions for substance abuse and mental disorder. Treatment should not only aim to stop the drug abuse but should as well aim to help offenders become productive individuals in their workplace, community, and family. If people in treatment are tracked over long periods of time and continue their treatment, they end their habits of using drugs, decrease

I agree with you in saying, that I believe alcohol is a drug. Alcohol can impair its user reducing their ability to think rationally and with extended use can cause disease and death. As did you, I really do not think that there needs to be more stringent controls on alcohol consumption. Prohibition was a failure and it was proven that people will always find a way to get alcohol, no matter the circumstances.”There is no question that the Volstead Act was widely violated and that smuggling, moonshining, and speakeasies all thrived during the Prohibition era”. Instead of controls in a sense the public should take greater responsibility with their actions in reference to alcohol consumption. Consumers need to be more responsible for their actions

I have conducted three forms of Employment Programs to help employees with Substance Abuse, Testing for Alcohol and Drugs, Employment Assistant Program (EAP) and Educational Classes by an outside contracted Community Resource. These are

In the United States, 17.6 million people – about one in every 12 adults, abuse alcohol or are alcohol dependent. (NIH: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2012) The Mayo Clinic defines alcoholism as a chronic disease in which your body becomes dependent on alcohol (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2010), and indicates that more than 100,000 Americans die annually from alcohol related causes (Johnson) . Aside from the physical problems that alcohol addiction can create, there are frequently emotional and social complications. Alcoholism is a disease that harms not only the alcoholic, but also the co-workers and family of the alcoholic.