Substance Prevention and Early Intervention among Working Young Adults MC4 PS1a

C. Patterson-Sterling, M.A., R.C.C.
Program Director, Sunshine Coast Health Centre, and an International Speaker

Paper Session BALLROOM 2, 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Work and social environments contribute to substance abuse risks, as well as provide resources for prevention and early intervention. Substance use most often begins in the precarious years of the late teens and early twenties, when young adults are discovering meaning in work and social environments. Employment helps young people to negotiate the transition between childhood and adulthood and to develop a healthy self-identity (Mitchell & Epling, 2002). However, this is also a challenging time, and work-life conflict forms a major risk for problem drinking among young adults (Bennett et al., 2006).

Young adults can be negatively influenced by drinking climates because they wish to gain acceptance by their work peers (Wolburg, 2001; Cosper, 1979). Anti-smoking advertisements stressing social norms and risks to others influence adolescents more than advertisements stressing personal health risks (Pechman et al., 2003). Helping friends and co-workers avoid the risks associated with alcohol, drug, and tobacco use may be more important to youths than improving their own health habits. Research in workplace prevention indicates that employee training can reduce drinking, decrease tobacco use, and reduce associated health problems. Well-rounded prevention programs may especially help employees cope with stress (Delaney et al., 2002).

The workplace-based program, Team Awareness Youth Edition, was specifically adapted to meet the needs of young adults ages 16-24. Well designed and researched, the traininghas been well-received by young adults. Feedback and lessons learned from focus groups, pilot tests, and interactions with business owners will be discussed. Preliminary pre-post test results will also be examined in relation to substance use, help-seeking, work-family conflict, and positive psychology measures.

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