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Young Adult Workers Have Highest Rate of Illicit Drug Use, Least Access to EAPs
October 26, 2007

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Research Summary

Young adults workers are more likely to use illicit drugs than older workers, according to a recent report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Nearly one-fifth of full-time workers ages 18 to 25 reported using illicit drugs in the past month, compared to 10% or fewer of workers ages 26 to 64.

At the same time, these youngest workers are least likely to have access to drug and alcohol education, prevention, and treatment resources in their workplace.

One-third of workers ages 18 to 25 reported that their employer offered educational information about drug and alcohol use, compared to 40% to 49% of older workers.

And 40% of young adults reported that they had access to an employee assistance program (EAP), compared to 56% or more of older workers.

Employers of young adults should take into consideration the higher rate of drug and alcohol use among this population when planning their workplace substance abuse programs.

For details, including data charts, source information and caveats, download the PDF.

Reprinted from CESAR Fax, a weekly, one-page overview of timely substance abuse trends or issues, from The Center on Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) at the University of Maryland.

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