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Does My Employee Need a Drug Intervention?

Employees are the backbone that keeps businesses thriving, led by employers who care about their needs, goals, and health. This responsibility takes on a whole new meaning when you, as the employer, suspect that one of your employees is using drugs. And you are not alone in this difficult situation. Around 68.9% of all drug users are active employees in the workplace, with 10-20% of workers in America dying on the job because of their use of drugs or alcohol. Spotting the warning signs of drug use in your employee is most important so you can determine if a drug intervention is the right choice to not only save your employee’s life but also prevent them from losing their job.

Signs that My Employee Needs an Intervention

It could be hard to notice when the behavior of an employee seems off, depending on how much you interact with them on a daily basis. Yet there are clear signs something is not right if they are exhibiting these behaviors while on the job:

  • Job performance begins to suffer.
  • Regularly calling out sick or being late to work.
  • Struggles with staying on task or being productive.
  • Can be irritable or argumentative.
  • May take risks at work that could be dangerous or hurt the company financially.

Before considering the potential of firing your employee over their drug use, the option of a drug intervention might be possible to show your employee you care about them and their contribution to the business.

What a Drug Intervention Can Do for Your Employee

A drug intervention is usually a structured meeting of family and friends, even employers, to confront and encourage a person addicted to drugs to get help. Drug interventions can also include a professional interventionist or a licensed counselor to help in facilitating the intervention.

Being part of drug intervention for your employee could be beneficial in them realizing how much you care about their well-being and seeing the positive impact they have made in your company. There are also different models of intervention that will help an addicted person feel dignified and loved while providing solutions to get the help they need.

Take Our Quiz and Find Out if Your Employee Needs a Drug Intervention

If you are unsure about whether a drug intervention might help your employee’s drug addiction, take our quiz to see if it is the right step to take, and contact us today for more information and support.

Take The Alcohol Abuse Self-Assessment and Quiz

Drinking is a socially acceptable recreational activity, which can sometimes make it hard to tell if it starts to become a problem. Alcohol use disorder exists on a spectrum, and it can sometimes lead you to lose sight of your priorities, relationships, and goals. It can also lead to negative physical, emotional, and psychological consequences.

There are many factors that determine whether someone has developed an issue with alcohol. It can be helpful to look at your relationship with drinking to assess the role it is playing in your life. Regardless of whether someone has a mild, moderate or severe alcohol use disorder, the ability to change, seek treatment, and recover is possible.

Do you often drink more or for longer periods of time than you intended to?
Yes
No
Have you tried to cut down on drinking but found you have been unable to?
Yes
No
Do you find you spend a lot of time drinking? Or spend a lot of time being sick or getting over other aftereffects?
Yes
No
Do you spend time obsessing or thinking about drinking?
Yes
No
Do you continue drinking even though it causes issues with your family or friends?
Yes
No
Has drinking interfered with taking care of responsibilities and obligations in your life?
Yes
No
Have you gotten into situations where drinking has increased your chances of getting physically injured (including driving, operating machinery, or getting into dangerous situations or sexual encounters?)
Yes
No
Have you cut back on hobbies or activities that may have been important to you in order to prioritize your drinking?
Yes
No
Do you continue to drink even after it makes you feel depressed, anxious, or contributes to another mental health problem?
Yes
No
Over the past 12 months have you developed a higher tolerance to alcohol? In other words, do you require more alcohol to get the same buzz you used to from drinking less?
Yes
No
Have you experienced symptoms of withdrawal when you’re not drinking? These can include sweating, shaking, insomnia, increased heart rate.
Yes
No

You answered yes to out of 11 questions

YOU HAVE A PROBLEM

It is highly recommended you seek help for drinking. While this alcohol use disorder and addiction quiz should not be used for formal self diagnosis, it can serve as a guide to evaluate whether you may be on the alcohol use disorder spectrum. Questioning and assessing your relationship with drinking can help lead to positive change. If you feel you are suffering from a medical emergency, you should dial 911 immediately.

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  • Do you often drink more or for longer periods of time than you intended to?

  • Have you tried to cut down on drinking but found you have been unable to?

  • Do you find you spend a lot of time drinking? Or spend a lot of time being sick or getting over other aftereffects?

  • Do you spend time obsessing or thinking about drinking?

  • Do you continue drinking even though it causes issues with your family or friends?

  • Has drinking interfered with taking care of responsibilities and obligations in your life?

  • Have you gotten into situations where drinking has increased your chances of getting physically injured (including driving, operating machinery, or getting into dangerous situations or sexual encounters?)

  • Have you cut back on hobbies or activities that may have been important to you in order to prioritize your drinking?

  • Do you continue to drink even after it makes you feel depressed, anxious, or contributes to another mental health problem?

  • Over the past 12 months have you developed a higher tolerance to alcohol? In other words, do you require more alcohol to get the same buzz you used to from drinking less?

  • Have you experienced symptoms of withdrawal when you’re not drinking? These can include sweating, shaking, insomnia, increased heart rate.

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