This study investigated the prevalence of workplace
drug prevention programs with regards to employee drug
policies, drug testing, and employee assistance programs in
a sample of Oregon manufacturing companies. The objectives
of the study included: 1) identifying the contributing
factors that supported the decision to implement or not
implement a workforce drug policy and or a drug testing
program; 2) identifying the different drug testing programs
in use; 3) assessing how companies evaluated their drug
testing programs; and 4) identifying the drug abuse-related
services being provided through company employee assistance
programs.
A sample of 152 Oregon manufacturing companies with
100 or more employees was obtained from the Directory of
Oregon Manufacturers, 1989-1990. A researcher-designed
instrument was used to collect the information. Statistical
procedures used for data analysis included frequency
distribution, cross tabulation, and chi square.
Approximately 80 percent of the manufacturing companies
surveyed had a written workplace drug policy (83 percent)
and a drug testing program (81 percent). In addition,
75 percent of the organizations had an employee
assistance program which provided drug abuse-related
services. Differences between manufacturers with drug
polices and those without policies were not significant
when comparisons were made based on company size and industry
classification. Statistically significant differences
were found between companies utilizing drug tests and those
not testing when comparisons were made based on company
size and industrial classification.
Companies with drug testing programs (n= 123) administered
tests to both job applicants (97 percent) and
employees (92 percent). Applicants testing positive for
drug use were not hired by most companies (93 percent),
while "positive" employees were often (76 percent) referred
to an employee assistance program. Few organizations
(32 percent) attempted to measure the effectiveness of
their testing program.
Recommendations for further research included examining
the drug prevention programs in a sample of all Oregon
businesses. In addition, research should assess the perceptions
of workers in Oregon with regards to the issue of
workplace drug testing. / Graduation date: 1992
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/37221 |
| Date | 17 January 1992 |
| Creators | Thayer, Brock E. |
| Contributors | Donatelle, Rebecca J. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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