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Identifier	Thesis 1846
Author	Neptin, William A., 1955-
Title	Substance Abuse in the Construction Industry
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2005
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	A career in construction exposes a tradesperson to an ever changing environment with known as well as unknown hazards. Unfortunately one of the unknowns is the use of illicit substances and the abuse of legal medications by some of the workers. According to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 73% of drug users and abusers are employed. Surveys conducted by various government agencies show that a large portion of the 73% state their main source of employment is in construction. It is acknowledged that when a person consumes a legal or illegal drug there are physiological and psychological effects. Two concerns of the industry regarding these facts are the effects on injury rates and the loss of property. Pre-hire drug screening is a control mechanism to aid in identifying prospective employees who may tend to report for work under the influence. The collection and testing is conducted by DHHS certified labs and technicians. The substances and drugs being tested for in specimens fall into the categories of opiates, cocaine, barbiturates, amphetamines, and marijuana. The devices and instruments used in the immunoassay and validation process are controlled and approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). There are businesses that attempt to profit from producing and offering products for the purpose of circumventing the screening and testing procedures. These products are used to dilute, mask, or adulterate a specimen. Someone only needs to spend a short time surfing the internet to find hundreds of thousands of solutions, elixirs, and prosthetics to help in hiding their drug usage. Government and private agencies constantly monitor these items in order remain a step ahead and be able to assure there are repeated updates to the validity testing methodology. The intent of this study is to research and provide information of an important feature of a company wide safety program. Specifically it is an overview of the parameters of pre-hire drug and substance screening as it pertains to the construction industry.
Subject	Construction workers -- Substance use -- United States Construction workers -- Drug testing -- United States
Department	Department of Manufacturing and Construction Management
Advisor	Bennett, Stuart
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713734096
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