Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
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Roseli Boerngen-Lacerda

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• Research Article
  How to Detect Early Harmful and Hazardous Substance Use in Workplace: A Qualitative Study
  Author(s): Viviane Paola Zibe-Piegel and Roseli Boerngen-Lacerda Viviane Paola Zibe-Piegel and Roseli Boerngen-Lacerda
  
  Purpose: How to detect early harmful and hazardous substance use in workplace: a qualitative study. Background: Workers under the influence of psychoactive substances are more likely to commit unsafe acts which damage themselves, others’ lives, and the organization. A question is how to detect substance misuse early in the workplace, without punitive or coercive actions. This study evaluated the implementation of a screening (S) and brief intervention (BI) of substance misuse through (1) the barriers faced and the solutions presented by occupational health professionals when implementing SBI, and (2) the feasibility to use the SBI in this environment for such a preventive procedure. Methods: An action research methodology was used in this study in a City Hall in a southern city of Brazil. First, 26 profession.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6488.1000104

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