Substance Misuse Programs in Commercial Aviation
Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Transportation Research Board, Committee on the Study and Recommendations on the HIMS, FADAP, and Other Drug and Alcohol Programs within the USDOTWhile there is a limited data on safety-sensitive professionals, substance use disorders potentially affect pilots and flight attendants at the same rate as the general population - around 15 percent - but due to the high-risk nature of their jobs, aircraft operators are held to a higher standard for substance misuse on the job.
To protect the safety of the public and the aviation workforce, the Hu...
While there is a limited data on safety-sensitive professionals, substance use disorders potentially affect pilots and flight attendants at the same rate as the general population - around 15 percent - but due to the high-risk nature of their jobs, aircraft operators are held to a higher standard for substance misuse on the job.
To protect the safety of the public and the aviation workforce, the Hu...
