Satellite Teleconference  Expanded Description

“Drugs & Society: The True Cost to YOU!” 

Drugs in the Workplace

Thursday 21 October, 2004
 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET

Available On C-Band Analog and GETN Digital Satellite Downlinks 

a.  Sponsors:  This program is sponsored by the Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT) Program at St. Petersburg College and the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America with the extended technical support of the Satellite Education Network Ft. Lee, VA.

b.  Availability:  This free, live and interactive, public domain broadcast will be available on the GETN Military/Federal/Warrior digital CDV satellite networks and on C-Band Analog satellite networks.  (There is NO KU analog or digital coverage.)  Other private and public satellite networks may also carry the program, check with your satellite provider.  (Note: This program WILL NOT be available on small digital dish networks such as DirecTV or Echostar systems.) 

Will this program be Video streamed:  This program may be webcast.  Details will be sent to registered sites in the final coordination message.

c.  Target Audience Statement:  Primary target audiences for this program will include law enforcement officials, drug prevention specialists, Drug-Free Communities Act grantees, administrators, counselors, treatment providers, drug court members, policy makers, business leaders, coalition volunteers, drug demand reduction coordinators, criminal justice professionals, members of the religious community and other community partners who may be interested.  This program is also suitable for Public Access television distribution.    

d.  Program Summary:  Current research indicates that nearly 75 percent of illegal drug users are employed in full and part-time jobs. Consequently, when the effects of alcohol abuse are added, the result is a large impaired portion of the national workforce. For the typical employer, that means unhealthy employees, unsafe working conditions, loss of productivity, smaller profits, more accidents, higher medical claims expenses, and a host of other negative effects for the employer and the employees. Everyone involved in running a business—both employers and employees—suffer when there is workplace drug abuse. Alcohol and drug abuse has been estimated to cost American businesses roughly 81 billion dollars in lost productivity in just one year—37 billion due to premature death and 44 billion due to illness. Get the facts about drugs in the workplace and what you can do to help prevent it.

e.  Program Objectives:  Viewers of this program will learn answers to these specific questions and the attributes of a Drug-Free Worplace:

What is a "Drug-Free Workplace?"
How long have "Drug-Free Workplaces" existed?
Why should an employer establish a comprehensive Drug-Free Workplace program?
What contribution has organized labor made in the area of substance abuse at work?
What are the characteristics of an effective, comprehensive Drug-Free Workplace program?
What methods are used to identify alcohol and drug abusers for the purpose of providing the opportunity for treatment, recovery and the return to work?
How can coalitions encourage Drug-Free Workplaces in their communities?
What issues should be covered In a Drug-Free Workplace policy?
What role does drug testing play in establishing a drug-free workplace?

Join moderator Kareemah Abdullah, Deputy Director, Training and Technical Assistance, National Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute and her expert panel as we learn more about drugs in the workplace.

f.  Program Panelists:  TBA

g.  CEUs, CMEs, Certificates:  There are no CEUs, CMEs available for this program.

h.  Videotape Availability:  To request a free VHS copy of any of our recent telecourses, please follow instructions at this link.   Order site for MCTFT Videotapes.  Please allow 3 to 6 weeks for processing.  Order Site For MCTFT Videotapes

i.  Videotape release (if taping from broadcast):  This FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled.  There are no copyright restrictions on this program, however it MAY NOT be videotaped and re-broadcast where fees are attached to its showing.  No portion of this program may be used for commercial purposes or for-profit purposes without additional permission of the sponsors.  

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