xviii, 260 pages : 25 cm, Aimed at human resource and other managers, this volume explores the nature, extent and cost of alcohol and drug abuse at work, the symptoms of abuse, and the design and establishment of drug policies in the workplace, Includes bibliographical references and index, Drugs and alcohol in the workplace / Hamid Ghodse -- Extent and nature of substance abuse / Hamid Ghodse -- Extent of the problem and cost to the employer / Christine Godfry and Steve Parrott -- Drug misuse and the work culture / Susanna Galea and Hamid Ghodse -- Effects and risks of workplace culture / Graham Lucas -- Symptoms of drug abuse in the workplace / Fabrizio Schifano -- Effects of prescribed and over-the-counter-drugs on workplace performance / Ian Hindmarch -- Drug and alcohol policies : a review / David Snashall and Dipti Patel -- Employers' libability and responsibility / Ian Stone -- Policy design and implementation / Graham Lucas -- Addressing psychosocial problems at work : SOLVE / David Gold and Joannah Caborn -- Specialist care / Alexander Baldacchino -- Drug screening and detection / John Christofides and Martyn Egerton -- Screening new employees / John Harrison -- Ethical, legal and practical aspects of testing / William Cheng and John Henry -- Employee assistant programs / Jill Bachman, Andy Siegle and Elizabeth Pace -- Employment law / Gillian Howard