On your research topic of drug addiction and the role of human resource management, are you referring to:
The HR management role of benefits administration offered by an employer? Or the HR management role of risk mitigation in a workplace scenario?
HR benefits administration would encompass everything from approved unpaid time off to deal with physical symptoms, to paid time off for recovery, shorth-term insurance that would pay a portion of lost wages, health insurance benefits that may cover treatment for addictions, to employee resource groups within the organization.
Whereas HR management of risk would cover drug and alcohol policies and guidelines for supervisors to mitigate risk.