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Old July 16th 07, 11:29 PM posted to alt.support.child-protective-services,alt.parenting.spanking
Greegor
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Default Uh oh....druggie social service workers?

Isn't this a PRESS RELEASE (ad) for SAMHSA.GOV?
Did you think they would in any want to minimize the problem?
What? And threaten their FUNDING?



On Jul 16, 1:46 pm, "0:-]" wrote:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070716/...QSZZAiISDMWM0F
http://tinyurl.com/25k83k

1 in 12 workers admits using drugs

Mon Jul 16, 9:06 AM ET

One in 12 full-time workers in the United States acknowledges having
used illegal drugs in the past month, the government reports.

Most of those who report using illicit drugs are employed full-time,
with the highest rates among restaurant workers, 17.4 percent, and
construction workers, 15.1 percent, according to a federal study being
released Monday. About 4 percent of teachers and social service
workers reported using illegal drugs in the past month, which was
among the lowest rates.

Federal officials said the newest survey is a snapshot and was not
designed to show whether illicit drug usage in the workplace is a
growing problem or a lessening one. The current usage rate is 8.2
percent. Two previous government surveys reflected a usage rate of 7.6
percent in 1994 and 7.7 percent in 1997, but those studies involved a
much smaller sample of interviews.

The latest study comes from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Administration, an agency within the Health and Human Services
Department. The data is drawn from the agency's annual surveys in
2002, 2003 and 2004 of the civilian, non-institutionalized population.
Each survey included interviews with more than 40,000 people, who were
each paid $30 to participate.

Joe Gfroerer, an agency official, said most of the illicit drug use
involved marijuana.

Anne Skinstad, a researcher and clinical psychologist, called the
survey's results "very worrisome" because there are fewer treatment
programs than there used to be to assist employees and employers with
a dependence on drugs.

However, testing programs for drug use are fairly prevalent, with 48.8
percent of full-time workers telling the government that their
employers conducted testing for drug use.

"I used to train supervisors to detect chronic use and intervene as
early as possible, and that is a very good, constructive way rather
than firing people," said Skinstad, an associate professor and
director of the Prairielands Addiction Technology Transfer Center at
the University of Iowa. "Some employers want drug testing. I'm not
sure that's the way I would like to go. What I think I would like to
focus on is employee performance."

The study also showed that the prevalence of illegal drug use reported
by full-time workers in the past month was highest among younger
workers.

Nineteen percent of workers age 18 to 25 said they used illegal drugs
during the past month, compared with 10.3 percent among those age 26
to 34; 7 percent among those age 35 to 49; and 2.6 percent among those
age 50 to 64.

Men accounted for about two-thirds of the workers - 6.4 million - who
reported using illegal drugs in the past month, the government said.
Men were also more likely than women to report illegal drug use in the
past month - 9.7 percent for men, versus 6.2 percent for women.

The study also looked at alcohol use by workers. About 10.1 million
full-time workers, or 8.8 percent, reported heavy alcohol use. Heavy
alcohol use was defined as drinking five or more drinks on one
occasion at least five times in the past 30 days.


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:

http://www.samhsa.gov

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Old July 16th 07, 11:59 PM posted to alt.support.child-protective-services,alt.parenting.spanking
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Default Uh oh....druggie social service workers?

On Jul 16, 3:29 pm, Greegor wrote:
Isn't this a PRESS RELEASE (ad) for SAMHSA.GOV?
Did you think they would in any want to minimize the problem?
What? And threaten their FUNDING?


Darned if I know.

Your proof would be?

Now back to the actual subject of my post...0:]

Do you think a high percentage of those druggies and alkies were CPS
workers, Greg?

And where IS that letter from Dennis and You to take down Don Fisher,
the one you claim you have proof (or were you just opinioning?) that
he's a perveyor of innocent little children waiting for adoption to
pervs that want them to molest?

Isn't that the gist of your answering "yes"?

And, no, I'll post to any puckering thread I want about any damn thing
I want, little man.

Now here's what you aborted so you could run your diversion above,
Greg.

If you wish to change the subject, make a new thread. Or watch ME put
any damn thing I want into a post, just like YOU.

Now here's the posted fetus you aborted, MURDERER.....R R R R R R

"Greg will claim they are child protection workers. Of course when
asked for proof, he'll demand you or I provide an answer to a
"qualifying question" first.

R RR RR RR R RRR R

What a funny little liar.

Oh, Greg, did you notice that someone that previously, anonymously,
tried to pretend to be your friend and mentor, Doan, is now posting
anonymously using the same name, AFfromdreamland?

And he or she is in the aps group, using the usual innocent looking
openning question that Doan always used.

You'd think he'd stop pretending to be Doan, wouldn't you? After all,
he WAS posting before from a USC account using a nym. Well, so it
goes, eh?

0:] "

So, did you notice, and if not now that I've told you, what do you
think, eh?







On Jul 16, 1:46 pm, "0:-]" wrote:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070716/...url.com/25k83k



1 in 12 workers admits using drugs


Mon Jul 16, 9:06 AM ET


One in 12 full-time workers in the United States acknowledges having
used illegal drugs in the past month, the government reports.


Most of those who report using illicit drugs are employed full-time,
with the highest rates among restaurant workers, 17.4 percent, and
construction workers, 15.1 percent, according to a federal study being
released Monday. About 4 percent of teachers and social service
workers reported using illegal drugs in the past month, which was
among the lowest rates.


Federal officials said the newest survey is a snapshot and was not
designed to show whether illicit drug usage in the workplace is a
growing problem or a lessening one. The current usage rate is 8.2
percent. Two previous government surveys reflected a usage rate of 7.6
percent in 1994 and 7.7 percent in 1997, but those studies involved a
much smaller sample of interviews.


The latest study comes from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Administration, an agency within the Health and Human Services
Department. The data is drawn from the agency's annual surveys in
2002, 2003 and 2004 of the civilian, non-institutionalized population.
Each survey included interviews with more than 40,000 people, who were
each paid $30 to participate.


Joe Gfroerer, an agency official, said most of the illicit drug use
involved marijuana.


Anne Skinstad, a researcher and clinical psychologist, called the
survey's results "very worrisome" because there are fewer treatment
programs than there used to be to assist employees and employers with
a dependence on drugs.


However, testing programs for drug use are fairly prevalent, with 48.8
percent of full-time workers telling the government that their
employers conducted testing for drug use.


"I used to train supervisors to detect chronic use and intervene as
early as possible, and that is a very good, constructive way rather
than firing people," said Skinstad, an associate professor and
director of the Prairielands Addiction Technology Transfer Center at
the University of Iowa. "Some employers want drug testing. I'm not
sure that's the way I would like to go. What I think I would like to
focus on is employee performance."


The study also showed that the prevalence of illegal drug use reported
by full-time workers in the past month was highest among younger
workers.


Nineteen percent of workers age 18 to 25 said they used illegal drugs
during the past month, compared with 10.3 percent among those age 26
to 34; 7 percent among those age 35 to 49; and 2.6 percent among those
age 50 to 64.


Men accounted for about two-thirds of the workers - 6.4 million - who
reported using illegal drugs in the past month, the government said.
Men were also more likely than women to report illegal drug use in the
past month - 9.7 percent for men, versus 6.2 percent for women.


The study also looked at alcohol use by workers. About 10.1 million
full-time workers, or 8.8 percent, reported heavy alcohol use. Heavy
alcohol use was defined as drinking five or more drinks on one
occasion at least five times in the past 30 days.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:


http://www.samhsa.gov



 




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