Season 1, Episode 20 - Drugs in the Workplace (1989)
The Angela Show
Details
Collection:LSA
Genre: Panel
Place Covered: Louisiana General, 1989, 1980s
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Department of State
Date Issued: 2024-07-23
Duration: 00:23:13
Subjects: ALCOHOLISM | DRUG TESTING | Substance abuse | WORKFORCE | DRUG ABUSE | DePaul Hospital; New Orleans, Louisiana
Contributors:
- Hill, Angela Host
- Woodruff, Roy Panelist
- Patin, Harold Panelist
- Heusel, Neil Panelist
- Egan, Peter Panelist
Description
Host, Angela Hill facilitates a conversation between panelists and a live studio audience about substance abuse in the workplace. Panelists include Captain Roy Woodruff of the New Orleans Fire Department; Harold Patin, President of the Drug Education Association; attorney Neil Heusel; and Peter Egan, Chief Administrator at DePaul Hospital in New Orleans. Topics discussed are the effects of alcoholism on the brain, legal issues surrounding random drug testing by employers, and treatment approaches for substance abuse. November 13, 1989.