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Workers' Drug & Alcohol Consumption by Industry

Research undertaken by The National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, NCETA, Australia's national research centre on alcohol and other drugs workforce development, has identified that alcohol and drug consumption patterns vary substantially between industries and occupations.  This data is important for the design of targeted interventions. The following tables outline some of these differences identified from a secondary analysis of 2004 National Drug Strategy Household Survey data:

Proportions of workers who have used an illicit drug at least once in the past 12 months or drink at risky levels ( >6 standard drinks for males; >5 standard drinks for females) weekly or more often by industry

Industry	Drugs	Industry	Alcohol
Hospitality	31.8%	Hospitality	16.0%
Construction	24.2%	Wholesale	14.4%
Retail	20.7%	Construction	14.3%
Transport	18.3%	Agriculture	12.6%
Finance	17.4%	Retail	11.0%
Manufacturing	17.2%	Manufacturing	9.9%
Wholesale	16.4%	Transport	9.5%
Agriculture	15.8%	Mining	9.2%
Services	15.1%	Services	8.0%
Administration	12.4%	Finance	7.9%
Mining	12.0%	Administration	7.4%
Education	9.2%	Education	3.2%
All workers	17.5%	All workers	9.4%

For more information, see original article at: http://nceta.flinders.edu.au/workplace/key-issues/workers-patterns-of-aod-consumption-by-industry-and-occupation/

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