Addictive behaviour

In this health-conscious age there is increasing concern about tobacco-smoking and inappropriate consumption levels of alcohol. Alcoholism poses an important occupational health problem which can affect an individual's personal welfare and limit his or her efficiency at work. There is concern about the increasing availability of drugs in society, the link between drug-taking and the spread of HIV in society, and the contribution that substance misuse has in generating more violence within society. Both excessive alcohol consumption and drug-taking may dispose an individual to anti-social…