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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE <br /> The survey included four items concerning the respondents' use of drugs and alcohol in <br /> the workplace (see Table 2). Twenty-five percent of the respondents admitted that they <br /> had used drugs or alcohol on the job or come to work hungover from drugs or alcohol <br /> at least once in the last six months. In particular, the findings showed that: <br /> <br /> 22 percent admitted coming to work hungover from alcohol <br /> <br /> 4 percent said they had consumed alcohol or the job <br /> 4 percent admitted coming to work hungover from drugs <br /> <br /> 3 percent said they used drugs at work <br /> <br /> Substance abusers tended to be 16-20 years old, work 40 hours per week, have three or <br /> more employers in the last year and plan to quit within the next six months. There was <br /> no significant difference between males and females. <br /> <br /> SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND OTHER BEHAVIORS <br /> Substance abuse is considered to be a significant problem in the workplace because it is <br /> believed to be highly related to other forms of counterproductivity such as absenteeism, <br /> accidents, irresponsibility and poor performance and customer service. We investigated <br /> the strength of these relationships in the restaurant industry by comparing the preva- <br /> lence of several productive and counterproductive behaviors for abusers and non- <br /> abusers of drugs and alcohol. <br /> Results showed that substance abusers were much more likely than non-abusers to <br /> engage in other counterproductive acts such as stealing from their employer, helping <br /> others to steal, being absent or late to work, acting unsafely on the job and behaving <br /> irresponsibly. For example, substance abusers admitted to stealing over two times <br /> more cash and merchandise ($156 vs. $77) than non-abusers (see Figure 6). In addition, <br /> Table 8 shows that substance abusers were also more likely to commit other counter- <br /> productive acts such as: <br /> damage company property while horsing around (34% vs. I I <br /> <br /> take company merchandise (31%vs. 16%) <br /> <br /> be absent without an excuse (26% vs. 15%) <br /> act unsafely (52% vs. 3696) <br /> <br /> avoid helping a customer (55% vs. 33%) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 14 <br />