Drug and Alcohol Problems in the Workplace in Italy

Author:

Bruno Francesco

Abstract

The workplace is, simultaneously, one of the least explored and most important areas where drug and alcohol problems occur. In this article some information on essential Italian features of this experience is collected and presented. According to this information, the nature and extent of drug and alcohol consumption can be considered critical. The characteristics of the Italian situation are outlined from quantitative and legislative points of view with general and contextual considerations. In Italy, prevention efforts and information on alcohol are separated completely from other drugs. This is especially true in the workplace where alcohol-related problems are perceived to be nonexistent. The attitudes of workers' organizations and businesses are presented. In Italy, drug dependence doesn't prejudice one's right to keep his job, even if employees carry out tasks dangerous to their own or other's safety. However, in order to safeguard others, the employer must reassign such employees to other tasks, as provided by law. Furthermore, the introduction of testing in the workplace has been delayed because it appears to imply a conflict between the organization's right to safeguard its interest and the individual's right to privacy.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Health (social science),Medicine (miscellaneous)

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