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Long drug-testing legislation had even been considered by federal and state legislatures, employers had identified substance abuse as a workplace issue and established EAPs to address it. Prior to World War II, businesses like Ford Motor Company had begun to focus on the negative effects of alcohol abuse on family life and workplace productivity During the war, as worker shortages developed, employers sought outside assistance (e.g., the Yale Plan for Business and Industry, a forerunner of EAPs) to further address the impact of alcohol on personal and work lives. Later, as more workplaces became unionized and EAPs began to proliferate, termination ceased being the preferred method for addressing declining work performance stemming from alcoholism. More recently, the rise of Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs, treatment centers, and social welfare programs influenced the development of a new perspective on alcohol abuse, one that emphasizes recovery and return to work.

As these developments progressed, EAPs established themselves as work place substance abuse experts and began to partner with key organizational...

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