Substance Abuse 9

Substance Abuse 9

Substance abuse
The work place and the work environment need to be always favorable for all the workers in order to ensure productivity at all times. However, it is important to note that the environment can not always be perfect and various factors will directly or indirectly affect the work place. Various issues will affect the performance of the individuals within the work place and how this issues are handled within the work place is very important. Some of the issues that influence work in the working environment include discrimination, disability, drug abuse, aging, sexual harassment and stress. These issues are likely to affect the performance as well as the productivity of the employees. The issues in the work place will always differ depending on the type of work in any work environment. Different factors also affects gender differently. It is important to note some issues that may be affecting the work environment may be personal while others arise due to the status of the work (Lewis,2006, p12). This paper will address the issues related to substance abuse and how these factors affect the work place and also its environment.
Substance abuse is not a new topic within the work environment and it has always been debated due to its adverse effects on the work environment. Its awareness has also been on the increase and different work environments have paid much attention related to substance abuse due to their adverse effects on the work environment. Employees will involve themselves with substance abuse due to different factors that may lead them to result to such substances. This may include stress from work, low job satisfaction, working for long hours without a break such as long job shifts that are irregularly organized, duties that are repetitious leading to boredom, lack of continuous supervision and easy access to the drugs. One of the most abused substances in the work place is the use of drugs and alcoholism in the work environment (Stanley J,...

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