Friday, March 17, 2006

Job stress tied to higher risk of drug abuse

Young workers who feel high stress on the job may be at increased risk of using drugs, new research suggests. In a survey of nearly 1,000 young adults, researchers found that those who reported high job strain when they were first interviewed for the study were more likely to have started abusing marijuana, cocaine, heroin or other drugs one year later.

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Posted by Tom Beckman on 03/17 at 11:46 PM
Addiction • Drugs • Organizational Climate • Stress • (0) Comments • Permalink
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