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'An easy and engrossing book to read and to ponder upon. It raises a shocking awareness of the speed and severity of the invasion of the workplace by drugs, the human hazards and ultimately global threat to life and health, in addition to the loss in efficiency, productivity and profit. This book deserves reading and re-reading for it's wealth of observation, patient study and assessment of more human tragedy and workplace disaster to come if urgent research and prevention measures are not taken'. The ROSPA Occupational Safety and Health Journal. Jan. 2006 'At a policy level, with HSA now consulting with the social partners on drafting drug testing regulations, anyone involved in the consultation process should read this book. ...all those in the workplace who will find themselves having to advise on the provisions of the SHWW Act 2005, relating to not being under the influence and the proposed regulations, will be better informed and able to handle the issues arising if they have read this book.' Health and Safety Review 'Addiction at Work is billed as an essential reference for organisations seeking a way through the human, ethical and legal issues surrounding these problems. It pretty much lives up to this claim.' Health And Safety at Work. Jan 2006 '...I found much of the book of interest, and several articles are of very real help in providing extremely useful and usable information that the workplace controller or policy producer should be aware of and take into consideration when formulating and applying any substance misuse policy and management programme. The articles on the general physiological effects of a whole range of substances, and workplace testing, in particular, would be very helpful in formulating any substance management programme, especailly with regard to the legally acquired and used substances. Overall, because of the general content and presentation, this is a book for the specialists rather than the workplace controller.' SHP - Safety & Health Practitioner.

'An easy and engrossing book to read and to ponder upon. It raises a shocking awareness of the speed and severity of the invasion of the workplace by drugs, the human hazards and ultimately global threat to life and health, in addition to the loss in efficiency, productivity and profit. This book deserves reading and re-reading for it's wealth of observation, patient study and assessment of more human tragedy and workplace disaster to come if urgent research and prevention measures are not taken'. The ROSPA Occupational Safety and Health Journal. Jan. 2006 'At a policy level, with HSA now consulting with the social partners on drafting drug testing regulations, anyone involved in the consultation process should read this book. ...all those in the workplace who will find themselves having to advise on the provisions of the SHWW Act 2005, relating to not being under the influence and the proposed regulations, will be better informed and able to handle the issues arising if they have read this book.' Health and Safety Review 'Addiction at Work is billed as an ""essential reference for organisations seeking a way through the human, ethical and legal issues"" surrounding these problems. It pretty much lives up to this claim.' Health And Safety at Work. Jan 2006 '...I found much of the book of interest, and several articles are of very real help in providing extremely useful and usable information that the workplace controller or policy producer should be aware of and take into consideration when formulating and applying any substance misuse policy and management programme. The articles on the general physiological effects of a whole range of substances, and workplace testing, in particular, would be very helpful in formulating any substance management programme, especailly with regard to the legally acquired and used substances. Overall, because of the general content and presentation, this is a book for the specialists rather than the workplace controller.' SHP - Safety & Health Practitioner.

"'An easy and engrossing book to read and to ponder upon. It raises a shocking awareness of the speed and severity of the invasion of the workplace by drugs, the human hazards and ultimately global threat to life and health, in addition to the loss in efficiency, productivity and profit. This book deserves reading and re-reading for it's wealth of observation, patient study and assessment of more human tragedy and workplace disaster to come if urgent research and prevention measures are not taken'. The ROSPA Occupational Safety and Health Journal. Jan. 2006 'At a policy level, with HSA now consulting with the social partners on drafting drug testing regulations, anyone involved in the consultation process should read this book. ...all those in the workplace who will find themselves having to advise on the provisions of the SHWW Act 2005, relating to not being under the influence and the proposed regulations, will be better informed and able to handle the issues arising if they have read this book.' Health and Safety Review 'Addiction at Work is billed as an ""essential reference for organisations seeking a way through the human, ethical and legal issues"" surrounding these problems. It pretty much lives up to this claim.' Health And Safety at Work. Jan 2006 '...I found much of the book of interest, and several articles are of very real help in providing extremely useful and usable information that the workplace controller or policy producer should be aware of and take into consideration when formulating and applying any substance misuse policy and management programme. The articles on the general physiological effects of a whole range of substances, and workplace testing, in particular, would be very helpful in formulating any substance management programme, especailly with regard to the legally acquired and used substances. Overall, because of the general content and presentation, this is a book for the specialists rather than the workplace controller.' SHP - Safety & Health Practitioner."

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Hamid Ghodse, CBE, MD, PhD, DSc, DPM, FFPH, FRCP, FRCPE, FRCPsych, Professor of Psychiatry and International Drug Policy, University of London, worked for more than 30 years in the field of addictions, advancing clinical and academic understanding and policy, and working towards national and international drug control. His contribution to various aspects of university, Royal Colleges, National Health Service and voluntary agencies has been exemplary, and for this he was awarded the CBE. He was editor of Substance Misuse Bulletin, International Psychiatry and editorial board member of Addiction, International Journal of Social Psychiatry and other journals. He was a member of the Expert Advisory Panel of WHO on Drug Abuse. He was President of the International Narcotics Control Board, 1993-94, 1997-98, 2000-2001 and 2004-2005.

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