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Three very different corporate drug abuse policies are examined. The first assumes that drug dependencies are diseases and that employees suffering from them require assistance. This policy is seen as too benign since it fails to focus on the damage and danger drugged employees represent. A second policy promotes safety over legality, and simply fires employees with drug or alcohol problems, while disciplining those who withhold information about such people. This policy is seen as contradictory and problematic. The third policy, viewed as the best, makes a global statement about drugs of all kinds add addresses their effects at work, and follows this general position statement with a policy directive applicable to illegal drug involvements during and after working hours.
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Problems dealing with the AIDS epidemic continue for personnel managers. Conflicting guidelines from different sources are complicating the situation. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has one guideline; the American Hospital Association has another. Other organizations are providing their own suggestions. The three key words that seem to emerge from the situation are fear, confusion and education. All high-risk employers should consider starting their own program, with education as its cornerstone.
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Before mounting a major human resources development training program it is crucial to diagnose the nature of the problem to determine if it is one which can be helped in this way. Secondly, both supervisory and line personnel need to understand the nature of the problem being dealt with and the types of solutions aimed at through training. In this manner the subject will be most receptive and amenable to later follow-up.
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