Addiction is a family disease, even in the workplace.
Hepatitis is a medical term for inflammation of the liver. There are five hepatitis viruses: A, B, C, D and E. If you use illegal drugs or chronically drink alcohol, then viral hepatitis should be on your radar.
Michigan is currently experiencing the worst outbreak of hepatitis A virus (HAV) in the country. Michiganders, especially those considered high-risk for infection, should get vaccinated against HAV.
Don’t know what to expect at a drug or alcohol assessment? We’ll walk you through the basics.
How can we handle dental pain in sobriety? Olivia Pennelle from Liv’s Recovery Kitchen talks about making the decision to take pain meds to handle her pain from extensive dental work.
In an analysis done by Avalere Health a healthcare consulting firm, Michigan is in the bottom 10 of U.S. states for their ratio of certified doctors compared to opiate deaths. Telehealth buprenorphine treatment helps meet patient needs in this shortage.
Online addiction treatment sounds amazing. There are a lot of addiction treatment programs out there. But wouldn’t it be great if you could access treatment (even partially) in the comfort of your home? Online treatment creates that possibility. But what does it look like in practice – and does it even work?
You save money now, by using an HSA or FSA to pay for your cost-effective Workit program. You save money in the future by kicking addiction to the curb, avoiding potential high healthcare costs from the complications of addiction down the line.
2016 threw some new kinks into the old machine: state legalization of marijuana, and the prescription opioid addiction crisis. These rising challenges are a juxtaposition taking employers by surprise: an illicit drug gone legal, and a legal drug turned into a costly epidemic.
How powerful is workplace culture? How much do people allow their actions to be shaped by others? The famous Asch experiment painted a picture that is downright scary:
Cost Calculator: How much is addiction costing your company?
What is internet addiction, and what can employers do about it?
Let’s take a look at a significant opportunity concerning substance wellbeing in the workplace: prevention.
The presence of addiction in the workspace is the norm, not the exception. So why does it so often fly below the radar?
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