Arecent study published by Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems at the George Washington University Medical Center that ranks industry-based problem drinker patterns reveals that the construction and mining industries have the highest percentage of problem drinkers with nearly one in seven workers in these fields having a serious drinking problem. Problem drinking is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as having an alcohol abuse disorder. Statistics from the Department of Labor's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy also reveal troubling numbers and show America's workplaces are at risk. No business, regardless of size or location, is immune to the countless problems that alcohol and drug abuse can cause. Most individuals who abuse alcohol and other drugs are employed and when they arrive for work, they do not leave their problems at the door. Although the rate of current illicit drug use is higher for unemployed individuals, the vast majority of current illicit drug users in the U.S. are employed.
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