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Tips for Oil Spill Disaster Response Workers: Possible Signs of Alcohol and Substance Abuse

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA)

Oil spill disaster response work in the Gulf Coast is physically and emotionally challenging, and exposure to environmental damage and difficult working conditions may lead to increased stress among many oil spill disaster response workers. Some may use alcohol or other drugs to cope. This tip sheet from SAMHSA provides physical and emotional indicators, behavioral indicators, and mental indicators that someone may be abusing alcohol or drugs.

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