EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Employee assistance programs (EAPs) provide an employment-based treatment setting and referral platform for employees with substance use disorders. EAPs differ according to workplace size and location. A critical difference for substance use treatment received through an EAP versus through an alternate community outpatient setting is the definition of successful intervention outcome. Whereas most community settings define successful outcome as a reduction of substance use and related medical and social problems, an EAP defines and measures success primarily through job performance. This reflects the employer's need to serve and retain an employee while simultaneously protecting the workplace from inadequate job performance and attributable losses. EAPs are cost-effective in the short term, but post-treatment follow-up rates are poor.
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