Public Sector

Workplace based prevention

Comprehensive substance use prevention efforts cut back workplace accidents, lost productivity, compensation, claims and employee health costs. Employers should:

Embed substance use prevention in health and wellness programs/strategies;
Provide information and messages to working parents on substance use prevention;
Include stress management programs and strategies;
Provide brief interventions, counseling, and referral services to employees on substance use disorders; Guarantee confidentiality of employees as part of combating stigma against seeking help.

NACADA offers training, sensitization, and support to institutions in the public and private sectors towards the prevention of drug use within their workplaces. Cluster training are conducted every quarter and provides opportunities for institutions to learn from each other. Click here for guidelines on prevention in the workplace.