In this thesis, we attempt to determine the scope of the use of various psychoactive substances in the workplace in Slovenia by conducting quantitative and qualitative research. We place the use of substances (especially illicit ones) within a framework of working conditions (working environment, working hours, the legal form of employment, and type of activity) and determine how they affect the use of substances. The theoretical part focuses on three key topics; the question of what psychoactive substances are and why individuals use them; a cross-section analysis of all factors that can (potentially) influence the use of substances in the workplace; and studies of foreign human resource management practices that are concerned with the use of (illicit) substances within the workplace as well as outside it. The empirical part has shown that the use of various illicit substances is widespread in some occupational fields, such as the service industry and computer science, and quite low in social and educational work. Night work should be highlighted as an important factor in substance use in the workplace. We outline the conclusion that the use of substances, especially stimulants, is influenced by workplace intensity and the excessive scope of work that employees face there. We also conduct interviews with three employers and their human resources departments. Based on the gathered data, we establish that currently, employers in Slovenia do not have extensive assistance programs for employees in the field of use of various psychoactive substances and that individual cases are approached on an ad-hoc basis.
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