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George W. Jackson

George W. Jackson

Associate Consulting Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Occupational & Environmental
george.jackson@duke.edu
Duke Box 3148, Durham, NC 27710
EOHW Duke Clinic, Durham, NC

Selected Publications

Pre-placement screening of resident physicians by substance abuse testing: Efficacy, cost, and physician opinions

Journal Article Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy · February 1, 2008 Aims: There is a high risk of physicians developing a chemical dependence. Detection of chemically dependent resident physicians is difficult. Our objective was to assess our experience with pre-placement substance-abuse screening of resident physicians an ... Full text Cite

An integrated comprehensive occupational surveillance system for health care workers.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · June 2004 BACKGROUND: Workers in the health care industry may be exposed to a variety of work-related stressors including infectious, chemical, and physical agents; ergonomic hazards; psychological hazards; and workplace violence. Many of these hazards lack surveill ... Full text Link to item Cite

Feasibility study of respiratory questionnaire and peak flow recordings in autobody shop workers exposed to isocyanate-containing spray paint: observations and limitations.

Journal Article Occup Med (Lond) · June 1996 Diisocyanates, highly reactive monomers which cross-link polyurethane, are the most widely recognized causes of occupational asthma. Many exposed workers are end-users, including autobody spray painters who form a large population at risk. Neither the fact ... Full text Link to item Cite

An evaluation of Duke University's LIVE FOR LIFE health promotion program on changes in worker absenteeism.

Journal Article J Occup Med · May 1994 The effect of an employer-sponsored health promotion program on worker absenteeism is examined over a 4-year period in a group of 4972 Duke University hourly employees. Program participants experienced an average of 4.6 fewer absentee hours in the third ye ... Link to item Cite

Effect of a total work-site smoking ban on employee smoking and attitudes.

Journal Article J Occup Med · August 1991 A "smoke-free" policy was adopted at the Duke University Medical Center but not at the adjacent University Campus. Three months after the smoking prohibition went into effect, a cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted, using randomly selected groups ... Full text Link to item Cite

Persistence of antibody in healthcare workers vaccinated against hepatitis B.

Journal Article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · October 1990 A cross-sectional serological survey was undertaken in 82 randomly selected high-risk healthcare workers previously vaccinated with the hepatitis B vaccine. The study design allowed for the identification and testing for hepatitis B surface antibody in equ ... Full text Link to item Cite

Alcohol withdrawal and blood pressure.

Journal Article Mt Sinai J Med · April 1986 Link to item Cite

Identification and treatment of alcoholics who use opiates.

Journal Article Mt Sinai J Med · February 1986 Link to item Cite

Is treatment for alcoholism effective in persons on methadone maintenance?

Journal Article Am J Psychiatry · July 1983 A randomized prospective study of 625 drug addicts on methadone maintenance revealed that 105 (17%) were active alcoholics, 47 (8%) were inactive alcoholics, and 473 (76%) were not alcoholics. The active alcoholics were randomly assigned to abstinence ther ... Full text Link to item Cite

Alcoholism among narcotic addicts and patients on methadone maintenance.

Journal Article J Stud Alcohol · May 1983 There was no difference in prevalence of current alcoholism between new admissions to a methadone-maintenance treatment program (MMTP) and patients already in MMTP at least one year, by previous treatment for drug misuse, or between MMTP patients and the p ... Full text Link to item Cite

The rand reports reviewed: A critical analysis

Journal Article Advances in Alcohol and Substance Abuse · April 8, 1983 Considerable controversy concerning the effectiveness of treatment for alcoholism and the ability of alcoholics to come social drinkers has been generated by the publication of the Rand Reports of 1975 and 1980. The 1980 Report describes the outcome of a c ... Full text Cite

Failure of mean red cell volume to serve as a biologic marker for alcoholism in narcotic dependence. A randomized control trial.

Journal Article Am J Med · March 1983 Mean red cell volume, mean red cell hemoglobin, and mean red cell hemoglobin concentration were measured in a prospective, longitudinal, single-bind study of alcoholism and its treatment in 625 patients receiving methadone. Mean red cell volume and mean re ... Full text Link to item Cite

Alcoholism as a risk factor in methadone maintenance. A randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article Am J Med · November 1982 A randomized controlled trial of 625 addicts on methadone maintenance identified 105 (17 percent) as active alcoholics, 47 (8 percent) as inactive alcoholics, and 473 (75 percent) as nonalcoholics. Subjects were followed for up to 29 months (mean 53.7 week ... Full text Link to item Cite

The effect of alcoholism in methadone-maintained persons on productive activity: a randomized control trial.

Journal Article Alcohol Clin Exp Res · 1982 The effect of alcoholism on indices of productive activity was determined in a prospective, randomized, and controlled study of alcoholism in narcotic addicts undergoing methadone maintenance (MM) therapy. Indices of productive activity included: percentag ... Full text Link to item Cite

The ability of a Self-Administered Alcohol Screening Test (mSAAST) to detect future excessive alcohol consumption in persons on methadone maintenance.

Journal Article Alcohol Clin Exp Res · 1982 A modified Self-Administered Alcoholism Screening Test (mSAAST) was prospectively administered to 625 narcotic addicts participating in a randomized clinical control trial to study its effectiveness in detecting future excessive alcohol consumption. At ent ... Full text Link to item Cite

The relationship between hepatitis B surface antigen and antibody and continued drug use in narcotic dependency: a randomized controlled study.

Journal Article Drug Alcohol Depend · 1982 Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody (antiHBs) were determined in 556 narcotic addicts entering a randomized prospective study of alcoholism in patients on methadone maintenance. Only 37% of patients were either negative for HBsAg or without de ... Full text Link to item Cite

Alcohol consumption in persons on methadone maintenance therapy.

Journal Article Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse · 1982 Alcohol use among methadone maintenance treatment program (MMTP) patients is substantial and a frequent impression is that addicts accelerate their consumption once in MMTP. This study reports an attempt to more clearly define alcohol consumption in opioid ... Full text Link to item Cite

A general model for preventive intervention in clinical practice.

Journal Article J Med Educ · April 1981 A five-stage collaborative project to develop curriculum and associated instructional materials in preventive medicine has been initiated by the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine in cooperation with the Center for Educational Development in He ... Full text Link to item Cite

Alcoholism among hospital employees.

Journal Article Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse · 1981 An employee alcoholism service for hospital workers is described. Sixty-eight alcoholic workers identified over a 3 1/2 year period are assessed for current status as to activity in the service, work status, and drinking status by a chart review. The princ ... Full text Link to item Cite

Alcohol consumption in persons on methadone maintenance therapy

Journal Article Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research · January 1, 1981 Cite

Clinical fellowships in substance abuse: a new curriculum strategy.

Journal Article Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse · 1980 Recognizing the effectiveness of substance abuse treatment is made easier when there is a steady supply of newly trained medical professionals who are competent in this specialty. University-based substance abuse treatment facilities have a clear obligatio ... Full text Link to item Cite

Employee alcoholism policies in New York state hospitals.

Journal Article J Stud Alcohol · 1979 Of 179 hospitals responding to a questionnaire survey of 301 nonfederal short-term general hospitals in New York State, only 15 had a written policy concerning employee alcoholism. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Employee alcoholism programs in hospitals.

Journal Article Alcohol Health Res World · 1979 Link to item Cite