Drug and Alcohol Awareness Quiz

Hannah Spruce

March 28, 2017

4 min read

Test Your Drug and Alcohol Awareness

As someone responsible for the safety, welfare, and health of people - could you confidently manage a situation where someone was struggling with substance misuse? Full-time British workers spend around 37.6 hours per week at work - this is a pretty sizable chunk of time. If you work in a management, supervisory or safeguarding role, you're well placed to spot substance misuse early and help minimise its damaging effects. But to help, you have to know the signs of substance misuse.

Why might an employee abuse the prescription drug known as Ritalin?

To experience euphoric emotions

To relieve the effects of alcohol withdrawal

To induce a hallucinogenic effect

To enhance concentration levels

Correct! Wrong!

If you're concerned about an employee's relationship with alcohol or drugs, what might you look out for?

Increased accidents or near misses

Erratic energy levels

Increased sickness absence

All of these

Correct! Wrong!

Which one of these is a safety-critical role?

Providing secretarial support

Management of heated greenhouses

Working in an open plan office

Operating public transport systems

Correct! Wrong!

How many British citizens are thought to be dependent on alcohol in the UK?

13 million

1.4 million

65 million

20 million

Correct! Wrong!

Which one of these is a benefit of the effective management of substance misuse?

Productivity loss

Employee retention

A breakdown in working relationships

Weakened morale

Correct! Wrong!

Test Your Drug and Alcohol Awareness

Want to learn more about how to support employees and service users who have problems with substance misuse? Take a look at our Drug and Alcohol Awareness Training.