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Grant Number:	2R44DA013842-02A1
PI Name:	WALSH, J MICHAEL.
PI Email:	jmwalsh@walshgroup.org
PI Title:	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Project Title:	WEB-BASED DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE DEVELOPMENT

Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): The goal of this project is to establish an Internet-based drug-free workplace Resource Center for small businesses. The value in establishing drug-free workplace programs is well documented. The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) findings indicate that companies with such programs are associated with lower prevalence rates of current illicit drug use and heavy alcohol use among workers. For a variety of reasons, small businesses tend not to deal with drug and alcohol issues. Consequently, as the NHSDA reports, the cost of drug use is disproportionately burdensome to small and medium businesses where 87% of illicit drug users are employed full-time. Using The Walsh Group's broad experience in establishing drug-free workplaces, we propose to take the critical elements of a model program and develop an Internet-based interactive site. Linking the cost effectiveness of a drug-free workplace with the user friendly and popular environment of the Internet should prove to reduce barriers and provide small businesses with the necessary information and services to develop and implement a program. Furthermore, we intend to develop a mechanism to evaluate the use of the website and utilize the information to demonstrate the feasibility and commercial viability of the concept.

Thesaurus Terms:
Internet, alcoholism /alcohol abuse, counseling, drug abuse information system, drug abuse prevention, educational resource design /development, training, work site
DVD /CD ROM, chemical registry /resource, computer assisted instruction, computer human interaction, cost effectiveness, drug abuse education, drug testing, education evaluation /planning
behavioral /social science research tag, clinical research, data collection methodology /evaluation, human subject

Institution:	WALSH GROUP, PA
	6701 DEMOCRACY BLVD, STE 300
	BETHESDA, MD 20817
Fiscal Year:	2003
Department:
Project Start:	01-OCT-2000
Project End:	31-MAY-2005
ICD:	NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
IRG:	ZRG1

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