CANADIAN LINKS: WORKPLACE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
BARBARA BUTLER & ASSOCIATES INC.

 

1. For more information on employee assistance and assistance services,
look to the resource material through the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse:

A data base of treatment services by city can be accessed at:
http://www.ccsa.ca/CCSA/EN/Addiction_Databases/TreatmentServices
Form.htm

Further contact points for provincial resources can be accessed through:
http://www.ccsa.ca/CCSA/EN/Addiction_Databases/AddictionsOrgs
Form.htm

Additional Provincial information is in the resource on this web site.

2. For more information on workplace substance abuse in general, and
available literature, you can contact:

http://www.ccsa.ca/CCSA/EN/Topics/Populations/Workplace.htm

Research Publications including the Canadian Addictions Survey are
found at:
http://www.ccsa.ca/CCSA/EN/Research/Research_Publications/

The Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission 2002 Workplace
Survey can be accessed at:
http://corp.aadac.com/research/research_documents/index.asp

3. For information about on-line supervisor training programs, contact Corridor Interactive through their web page at:

http://corridorinteractive.com

4. Some of the web pages where legal decisions are posted include:

The Supreme Court of Canada:
http://www.lexum.umontreal.ca/csc-scc/en/index.html

The Alberta Courts:
www.albertacourts.ab.ca/webpage/jdg/jdb.htm?

The B.C. Courts:
www.courts.gov.bc.ca/?

The Ontario Courts:
www.ontariocourts.on.ca/english.htm

5. For general information about alcohol and drug use and impacts:

Canadian Health Network – frequently asked questions

Health Canada Straight Facts about Drugs and Drug Abuse
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/pubs/drugs-drogues/
straight_facts-faits_mefaits/index_e.html

Health Canada’s A & D Index
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/lifestyles/alcohol_drug.html

AADAC fact sheets on drugs:
http://corp.aadac.com/other_drugs/

AADAC information on alcohol: http://corp.aadac.com/alcohol/

CAMH Fact Sheet on Drugs and Addiction:
http://www.camh.net/about_addiction_mental_health/infoa
boutdrugsandaddiction.html

6. The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy
and Compliance:

http://www.dot.gov/ost/dapc/index.html

 

 

Other Articles by Barbara Butler:
WHY SHOULD WE HAVE A POLICY?

CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING POLICY


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