Authors: Donna M. Bush, Ph.D., F-ABFT, and Rachel N. Lipari, Ph.D.
Full report at http://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/report_1959/ShortReport-1959.html
- Combined data from 2008 to 2012 indicate that an annual average of 8.7 percent of full-time workers aged 18 to 64 used alcohol heavily in the past month, 8.6 percent used illicit drugs in the past month, and 9.5 percent were dependent on or abused alcohol or illicit drugs in the past year.
- The highest rates of past month heavy alcohol use among full-time workers aged 18 to 64 were found in the mining (17.5 percent) and construction industries (16.5 percent).
- The highest rates of past month illicit drug use were found in the accommodations and food services industry (19.1 percent).
- The workers in the accommodations and food services industry (16.9 percent) had the highest rates of past year substance use disorder.
Figure 1. Past month heavy alcohol use among adults aged 18 to 64 employed full time, by industry category: combined 2008 to 2012
* The full title of this category is “Management of companies and enterprises, administration, support, waste management, and remediation services.” Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUHs) 2008 to 2010 (revised March 2012) and 2011 to 2012.
