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Employee Assistance Report
"Blue Sky in San Diego: EAP in the 21st Century" was the theme at EAPA's 2015 World EAP Conference, held Sept. 29-Oct. 2 at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center in beautiful San Diego. Here are some of the key findings from that event.
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National Safety Council
Eighty percent of Indiana employers have been impacted by prescription drug misuse and abuse, including opioid painkillers, in their workplaces, according to a survey released recently by the National Safety Council and the Indiana Attorney General's Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force. The survey, the first of its kind in the nation, found nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of employers believe prescription drugs such as Vicodin, OxyContin and Percocet are bigger problems than illegal drugs.
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Argus Leader
While "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" is a popular holiday song, it's important for employers to realize that the holidays often aren't that wonderful for many employees.
With end-of-the-year deadlines, a shortened work month and a potential overload of holiday celebrations, it's no wonder we feel more anxiety this time of year. The added burden of family obligations combined with holiday preparations can make some employees less productive and can lead them to isolate themselves from co-workers or loved ones.
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The Washington Post
Panic attacks had begun to overwhelm Matty Pitts, and he'd shown up at his doctor's office for help. The physician quickly connected the 22-year-old to a therapist — via computer.
For the next 25 minutes, Pitts, sitting in a quiet exam room at Lincoln Family Practice in a rural county northwest of Charlotte, talked face to face with Julia Sherrill, who was on duty 40 miles away in Davidson.
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Psych Central
It's that time of year when family gets together, maybe at grandma's house or the family brings older relatives from an assisted living center — and you start to realize that maybe the older folks in the family are having some issues with how they take their medications and/or how much they drink. Older adults may use prescription or over-the-counter medicines in dangerous combinations or misuse them by not following the dosage instructions. Here are some important things that you should know as you grow older or if you have elderly relatives or friends.
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Medical Xpress
A new test for club drugs like ketamine can detect low levels of drugs in urine and plasma, making it faster, easier and cheaper to identify them. The authors of the study, published in Journal of Chromatography B, say it could give authorities the boost they need to keep up with trends drug (ab)use. A new class of drugs known as "new psychoactive substances" has recently hit the clubs.
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Columbia Daily Tribune
You don't have to look far to see examples of violence that affect people at everyday locations. In the workplace in particular, incidents of violence are on the rise, with employees threatening colleagues or actually harming them or work property.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says about 2 million people are affected by workplace violence. This can include workplace bullies, active shooter situations or illegal drug use carried out by dissatisfied clients and disgruntled employees. And this doesn't include all of the other acts that are not reported, such as harassment, intimidation, disruptive behaviors, and threats or acts of physical violence.
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Small Business Trends
More employers are offering workplace wellness programs than ever before. This year, close to half of the 1,977 business decision-makers surveyed for the fifth annual Aflac WorkForces Report said their companies sponsor workplace wellness programs, up from just 30 percent in 2012. Insurance brokers noted a similar trend, and just over half (53 percent) agree1 they regularly recommend wellness programs to their clients.
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Reuters
Mindfulness-based therapy may help ease anxiety and depression in some patients with cancer, a small research review suggests.
As medical advances have helped transform cancer from a death sentence to a chronic disease for many patients, more attention is being paid to the physical and mental health problems that can linger even after tumors subside.
Depression and anxiety, common in terminal cancer patients and people with persistent pain, can also affect patients who have a better prognosis but fear treatment may fail.
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