We all love to go out with coworkers to Happy Hour on Friday. Sometimes we like to relax with a mixed drink on Wednesday just to help us make it through the week. But, when we start drinking on a lunch break just to make it to the end of the day or start to conceal and consume alcohol while on the clock, it’s time to acknowledge the alcohol dependence and start seeking professional help. Employers have become extremely vigilant in searching for employee’s who are using and abusing drugs and alcohol, since they become liable for that employee’s actions if the person causes any damage, whether to property or a person. While there have been a small number of employers who allow on the job drinking, these guidelines are usually changed very quickly due to an abuse of the system and the potential for causing a chemical dependence.
Any time an intoxicated person gets behind the wheel of a moving vehicle is dangerous, but when that vehicle happens to be a large truck carrying tons of freight, a forklift carrying heavy materials, a train moving at high speeds through a busy city or an airplane filled with passengers, that dangerous situation easily becomes deadly. Similarly, any situation where a person is in charge if keeping safety regulations in check, operates heavy machinery, or protects children or other adults, not only endangers the life of the person with alcohol dependence, it endangers the wellbeing of everyone around them.
Companies today spend millions of dollars looking for the signs of employee drug and alcohol addiction, lab testing and rehabilitation centers for their employees. Unfortunately, a company will not help, but instead fire any employee they find with a chemical dependence. In fact, most companies who will help their workers through drug and alcohol rehab programs when those employees come to them for help are obligated by state and federal laws to fire an employee if they fail a random drug test or are impaired due to alcohol abuse. Without the proper support, this could cause the (now former) employee to start abusing drugs and alcohol even more, leading to a complete self-destruct of their life.
Breaking free from alcoholism without help is nearly impossible and with help is extremely difficult. Trying to keep your job while you’re dealing with rehab can be a nightmare, but it is possible. The first thing to realize is that there is no recovery center can assist you and help you keep your job unless you go to them for help before your boss comes to you about your performance issues. Secondly, if you don’t feel that you have a problem with drinking, you may never make it past the first session. Lastly, the alcohol withdrawal symptoms are not easy to get through and without emotional (and sometimes physical) support from family or friends, making it to work will be the last thing on your mind and and the whole point is to avoid loosing your job. With so much hinging on finding quality assistance, you can’t just go to any California drug rehab and alcohol treatment facility. You especially need to find a center that works with you to heal you instead of a location that works you over to get your money.
Narconon Vista Bay has spent more than 40 years assisting alcoholics at their California based alcohol and drug treatment center. They focus on the needs of the individual instead of trying to pass people through like cattle based completely on their insurance carrier. This becomes an essential part of recovery because it means that they work with you to find the solution that works for you: if you need more time, they work longer with you; if you need help with legal matters, they do everything they can to assist you with those; if you need someone to give you a helping had after you’ve left, they’re available to you. Narconon Vista Bay is not your normal alcohol and drug treatment center, they actually care about their students well being and want to see you succeed. The competition wants to see your insurance pay the bill and if you fall of the horse, oh well, more money for them. In fact, Narconon Vista Bay holds a success rate of over 75%. This isn’t a number of people who exit the doors; it’s the number of people who stay clean for at least two years after they’ve graduated from the recovery center. You won’t find this in any other rehabilitation center, which means you won’t find the success you’re looking for, which will lead to the potential job loss and it’s all down hill from there.
