Creating a Drug-Free Workplace

Resources to help inform employers about drug-free workplace programs.

Drug-Free Workplace Toolkit

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Drug-Free Workplace Toolkit provides information to help employers develop and sustain successful drug-free workplace programs.

SAMHSA Division of Workplace Programs

Components of a Drug-Free Workplace

The National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance offers drug-free workplace program resources and assistance.

National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance

Workplace Drug Testing

The Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association offers information on Workplace Drug Testing.

Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association

Education and Training

Prevention and awareness programs help educate about opioid misuse in the workplace and community.

Opioid Toolkit for Employers

Developed by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, this resource gives an overview of the legal and operational issues an employer must consider when dealing with an employee’s use of opioids and other substances.

Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Prescription Drug Employer Kit

Employers can sign up for access to the National Safety Council’s Prescription Drug Employer Kit to learn more about the impact of prescription opioid use and misuse in the workplace.

National Safety Council

Substance Misuse Resources for Employers

Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction has designed a set of tools and resources to support your organization in understanding and addressing substance use disorders (SUDs).

Boston Medical Center

Using Naloxone to Reverse Opioid Overdoes in the Workplace

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pulled together information to help employers and workers understand the risk of opioid overdose and help them decide if they should establish a workplace naxolone availability and use program.

CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) uses medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat Opioid Use Disorder. This document provides information about MAT as well as information for employers wishing to assist or support workers with opioid use disorder.

CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Just Five – An Employee Education Program

Shatterproof’s Just Five program is an easy to implement, mobile-friendly addiction education platform designed specifically for companies to offer to their employees. A limited time commitment improves employee engagement.

Just Five

Online Video Library

Find short, animated videos on mental health and substance use topics for employees and their families. These resources educate viewers and support healthy, productive lives. You can become a Psych Hub partner and provide your employees with these video libraries by following the link below.

Become a Free Psych Hub Partner

Workplace Modules

Discovery Education and the Drug Enforcement Administration self-guided online learning modules that enable individuals to engage in meaningful opioid misuse education.

Find the Full Series of Resources

Partnering with Benefit Providers

If your company provides health insurance to employees, amending the coverage you provide can help prevent opioid misuse in your workplace and treat addiction if it does develop. Work with your insurer and benefits manager to craft these policies.

Employers Take Steps to Address Opioid Crisis

The Society for Human Resource Management offers suggestions for working directly with health plans and pharmacy benefit managers to help manage opioid use.

Society for Human Resource Management

EAPs and the Opioid Crisis

Establishing an employee assistance program can support employees who may currently be experiencing a substance abuse disorder. EAP Association offers information on how EAPs respond to the needs of employees and families struggling with drug abuse.

Employee Assistance Professionals Association

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