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Evidence-Based Workplace Prevention of Drug Use & Care of Drug Dependence

This training focuses on evidence-based and ethical prevention of drug use in the workplace, as well as treatment and care for drug dependence. The goal is to provide UNODC field staff with the necessary tools and guidelines to implement effective workplace prevention programs. The training covers policy development, health promotion, tailored interventions, and referral to treatment.

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Evidence-Based Workplace Prevention of Drug Use & Care of Drug Dependence

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  1. “Evidence-Based and Ethical Prevention of Drug Use and Treatment and Care of Drug Dependence”Training of UNODC Field Staff Workplace prevention

  2. Workplace Prevention at UNODC • Meeting of experts together with ILO in Vienna in October 2009 • Guidelines in collaboration with ILO on their way! • Global project being developed • Earlier UNODC experience from Brazil and India

  3. Workplace prevention includes what? • Policy: • includes all employees, management and employer, • substance dependence recognized as a chronic disease, • focus on performance management not diagnosing (management) • Universal level: • Health promotion (messages about healthy eating, exercise, drug education, awareness raising, self-screening tools), awareness of programme, links to family

  4. Selective level: • Tailor-made messages for sub-groups, screening, drug testing, health education, stress management training, groups (for sports, diet etc.), motivational interviewing, brief intervention, peer-based support/employee assistance, counselling, family activities • Indicated level: • Referral to treatment, recovery support, emergency leave, ensured job security, reintegration to work (returning to the same job vs. different job or different department  depending on situation and safety issues!) family activities

  5. Important issues to be considered –UNODC experience from India • Workplace prevention programmes are about safety, security and health of employees and employer • Identify few key sectors to work with • Advocacy for the programme, buy in from top management, trust from employees • Training needed for civil society organizations to deliver workplace prevention programmes and UNODC criteria • Confidentiality:TOP PRIORITY!  otherwise programme fails! Ensure all partners understand this! • Highlight health, social and business benefits  not possible drug using problem among employees

  6. Important issues to be considered –UNODC experience from India • Involve families! Many companies appreciate this • Help companies draft and sustain policies on workplace prevention  drug use is not a crime, but a health condition • Health promotion messages need to be short and delivered via innovative ways that do not require workforce to leave their desks for a long time • Monitoring and evaluation: engage with business institutions/Government to undertake a consistent review of economic impact of substance use on business and to map industry sectors that are vulnerable • Encourage companies to support similar programmes in the communities of their enterprises, townships, other agencies affiliated to their organizations corporate social responsibility!

  7. Cost and partners • Cost: • Companies should pay 70-80% of costs  they make savings due to programme and increase productivity! • Per company: 75 000 USD + 15 000 USD Evaluation (20% UNODC and 80% company) • Partners: • Involve: top management, HR, occupational health, trade unions/employee representatives, outside service provider (e.g. NGO), all employees, links to public health or treatment providers

  8. Thank you!

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