National Alcohol Screening Day – April 8, 2004
Costs of Alcohol Abuse and Dependency in the Workplace
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states that despite major advances in automotive safety, alcohol continues to cause approximately 40,000 deaths and 2 million injuries each year. NHTSA is co-sponsoring with the organizers of National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD), a one-day event that offers education, screening and brief intervention for any who drinks alcohol. The program uses confidential screening and brief intervention to allow those who attend an event to assess their drinking behaviors for their own health, and/or to obtain referral for evaluation and treatment to prevent the progression of an alcohol problem, if indicated.
NASD is an excellent opportunity for businesses, organizations, health departments, schools and colleges to promote health and safety to its employees. An average employee who engages in hazardous drinking adds an average $3,700 to his/her employer's health care costs. In fact, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services indicate that alcohol abuse is one of the top ten conditions affecting employer productivity.
For a successful event, sites should target “built-in” audiences such as in-house health fairs, clinics, businesses, libraries, etc. The NASD includes a validated written screening questionnaire, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), developed by the World Health Organization, and an opportunity for participants to meet with a health professional free of charge to ask questions and review their screening results. Referrals are made when appropriate. In 2003, there were 3200 sites that participated in NASD. Over 100,000 Americans attended an NASD event and over 62,000 people were screened.
For more information, please contact: connie.beasley@nhtsa.dot.gov or you may call (404) 562-3739. You may also visit and register on-line on the National Alcohol Screening Day website at: www.nationalalcoholscreeningday.org or call (800) 253-7658 for information on receiving a free National Alcohol Screening Day registration kit. In order to guarantee delivery of your kit(s) by April 8, you must register by March 29, 2004.)
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National Alcohol Screening Day Community Kits Include:
Event Manual
Screening Forms
Brochure: Tips for Teens - Alcohol
Brochure: Drinking Too Much Too Fast Can Kill You
Brochure: Aging, Medicines and Alcohol
Brochure: Frequently Asked Questions
Brochure: Alcohol: A Women's Health Issue
Brochure: Rethinking Drinking
Brochure: Getting the Facts
Brochure: Drinking & Your Pregnancy
Brochure: A Family History of Alcoholism: Are You at Risk?
Brochure: Harmful Interaction: Mixing Alcohol with Medicine
Brochure: What You Don't Know Can Harm You
Fact Sheet: Alcohol and Stress
Parents Booklet: Make a Difference, Talk to Your Child About Alcohol
Quick Guide to Finding Effective Treatment
Friends and Family Questionnaire
Flyer: Website Address for SAMHSA Materials
Laminated Medicine and Alcohol Interaction Chart
TIP 26 Concise Desk Reference Guide on Substance Abuse and Older Adults
CSAT Publications Catalog
SAMHSA Find Treatment Cards
Video: Alcohol and Your Health: Where Do You Draw the Line?
Video: Voices of Experience
Ad Slicks
Posters
Banner
Giveaway: Chip Clips
NCADI Rolodex Cards
Additional Materials Order Form
