New Resource: EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - Prescription Drug Toolkit and Fact Sheets
Karen Belanger
- 8 March 2021
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Prescription Drug Toolkit and Fact
Sheets from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) provides guidance related to counseling, referrals, and follow-up
services that EAPs can offer employees whose substance misuse has affected
their workplace environment. The Toolkit also shares insight for employers
about preventing substance misuse and maintaining professional standards.
These materials describe the ways in which EAPs provide alternatives to
prescription drugs, workplace drug misuse and relapse prevention, information
on the dangers of combined drug use, screenings, and evaluations before
returning to work.