Jesse had a difficult time keeping a job. In fact, because of her inactivity and lack of drive, she was without a job far more often than she was employed with a job. And when she did secure a job, she had an awfully difficult time getting to work in a timely manner, she frequently received less than great performance reviews, and she called off sick so consistently that she commonly got fired two or three weeks after she started working. It goes without saying that one of the results of Jesse’s less than stellar employment history was the fact that she was virtually without a dime most of the time.

In spite of Jesse’s less than passing work history and financial laxity, conversely, by hook or by crook she managed to drink in an abusive and irresponsible manner most of the time.

So it came as no big shock when Jesse received a fourth DUI. When she went before the court, the magistrate told Jesse that her alcohol-related conduct was awful and, as a consequence, he was going to sentence Jesse to spend ten months in the county jail.

Time In The Municipal Jail To Think About The Demoralizing Outcomes of Abusive and Hazardous Drinking

During her time in the municipal jail, Jesse was expected to learn more about alcohol facts, about the demoralizing consequences of irresponsible and excessive drinking, and she was expected to get alcohol therapy. The judge emphasized the fact that unless Jesse gets professional alcohol rehab and discovers how to live an alcohol-free life, she will most probably be spending quite a bit of her time incarcerated in jail.

Jesse stated that she comprehended what the judge was asserting but she still believed that jail was not the best response. The judge saw things in an entirely different way and asserted that it was his professional duty to keep individuals off the streets who drink and drive and who get a DUI. To support this statement, the magistrate outlined some revered, extensively researched alcohol statistics that stressed some of the negative results that are linked to irresponsible and excessive drinking.

Even though Jesse knew that she drank in an irresponsible and excessive manner, she never believed that she was an alcohol dependent person. So it was a big bombshell when Jesse began suffering from symptoms of alcohol withdrawal roughly three-and-a-half hours after getting placed behind bars.

To treat her symptoms of alcohol withdrawal in a safe manner, Jesse was taken to a rehab hospital for alcohol detox and then brought back to the local jail. While locked up in the city jail Jesse got a mental health examination for her depression and received alcohol rehabilitation but since she received this rehabilitation as something that was forced upon her, she neglected to take ownership of her abusive drinking.

When her time in the municipal jail was over, the magistrate without wavering announced to Jesse that she would be under strict surveillance and would be required to take random blood alcohol tests.

Jessie’s Abusive Drinking Stops Her From Living in a Mature and Productive Manner

After hearing how Jesse was unsuccessful in taking ownership of her drinking situation and how she halfheartedly followed the therapy modus operandi while in the county jail, the judge knew that it was just a matter of time before he would be seeing Jesse once again in court about her irresponsible and abusive drinking behavior. As the magistrate reflected on Jesse’s circumstance, he couldn’t help but think about how some people never use their intellect and discover how to live in a responsible and adult manner.

Heather is a forty-seven-year-old woman who is the top administrator in the human resources department at a large silver plating company. In order to lower the costs related to employee alcohol abuse and alcoholism, increasing absenteeism, excessive sick days, poor employee work performance, and work related injuries, Heather and the other members of top management implemented a number of programs that made the work environment significantly more safe, healthy, and more productive.

As an example, fifteen years ago Heather and the other company administrators instituted an Employee’s Assistance Program so that all the employees had access to first-rate psychological counseling for their personal problems that could negatively affect their work performance, personal well being, and their health.

Top Management Assembles a New Exercise and Workout Room Complete With Exercise Equipment, Scales, a Professional Trainer During Business Hours, Mirrors, Weights, and Exercise Charts

As another illustration, nearly six-and-a-half years ago Heather and the other VIPs assembled an avant-garde workout and exercise room complete with weights, mirrors, a personal trainer during business hours, scales, exercise charts, and many different types of exercise equipment.

In addition, nearly four-and-a-half years ago Heather and the other members of upper management invested in a purification system that filters all the water that is available anywhere in the building. In the same way, two-and-a-half years ago, Heather and the other company administrators started a “walking club” that is mainly intended for employees who want to improve upon their cardiovascular system.

The Company Leaders Launch a Weight-Watchers Class and Hire a Weight-Loss Professional to Supervise the Program

As another illustration, approximately a year-and-a-half ago, Heather and the other members of top management established a “Weight-Watchers” class that at this moment in time meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 11 AM until noon. Moreover, the company executives hired a weight-loss trainer to run the program.

In a similar way, a year ago Heather and the other company leaders launched a “Stop Smoking Club” for workers who want to learn how to quit or cut back on their smoking.

In the last seven months, in a joint venture with the Employee’s Assistance Program, Heather and the other company executives started an “Anger Management” class for workers who want to learn how to better control their temper.

Top Management Starts An Alcohol and Drug Testing Program

In the last five months, Heather and the other members of upper management established a alcohol and drug testing program that is related to their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. Indeed, Heather is the primary person in the company responsible for getting the message out to all the employees about the drug and alcohol testing program as well as the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program.

One of the key elements of the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcoholism and Depression” that meets every Thursday after work. The essential idea with this class is informing workers that excessive drinking and depression routinely take place in the same person. It is hoped that understanding this information will be able to help an individual address both medical conditions and get the alcohol treatment and mental health therapy he or she requires.

Top Management Starts an Alcohol Statistics and Facts Class

Another relatively recent addition to the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcohol Statistics and Facts.” The reasoning behind this alcohol statistics facts class is the reality that several people do not comprehend the full impact of the results of alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction without first getting exposed to some of the alcohol abuse and alcoholism statistics and facts that are available. Consequently, one of the goals of this class is to provide a mixture of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency statistics and facts in order to help workers gain a better comprehension of the massive number of difficulties that are associated with excessive and irresponsible drinking and how they can avert these difficulties from transpiring.

Most recently, Heather and the other company leaders, by way of comments from workers, created a class that focuses directly on severe drinking entitled “What is Alcoholism”? This class meets every Monday morning a half hour before work and focuses for the most part on the differences between alcohol abuse and alcoholism, on the stages of alcoholism, and on the different kinds of therapy that are available for people who have alcohol drinking problems such as people who drink in an excessive manner.

Although each and every one of these health and preventative maintenance programs was fairly expensive, top management feels that they are many thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their workers with a safe, more productive, and healthy work environment.

Teresa was a thirty-six-year-old floral designer who realized that she had some drinking issues. As an illustration, within the past seven months she has felt the need to have quite a few drinks before going to work, six weeks ago she failed a random blood alcohol test where she is employed, four months ago she got pulled over by the state highway patrol for “driving under the influence”, and last but not least, for going on two months she has started to forget what she says and does when she goes out drinking with her pals.

Similar to many other drinkers, Teresa’s involvement with alcohol began at a “snail’s pace” and stayed at this speed for quite some time due to the fact every now and again she engaged in casual social drinking. In fact, for almost two years, every time she went out to drink, she made sure to drink in moderation. Something about her drinking activities, nevertheless, seemed to completely change when she divorced her husband.

So She Can Get Beyond the Breakup of Her Husband With Less Distress, Teresa Determined That She Will Begin Going Out More Often With Some of Her Friends Who Love to Have Fun Drinking

Teresa got awfully sad about the breakup with her husband, and as a way to stop obsessing about her discouraging emotions she arrived at a decision that she would begin going out more frequently with some of her pals who love to have fun drinking.

Quite frankly, Teresa figured that having fun almost every day by drinking with her buddies would help her get beyond the loss of her husband more quickly.

Teresa’s Drinking Escalates Substantially the More Habitually She Goes to Family Get-Togethers, Private Parties, Dinner Dates, Happy Hours, and Sporting Events With Her Pals

It didn’t take very long, nonetheless, before her drinking escalated substantially the more habitually she went to and drank at dinner dates, family get-togethers, sporting events, happy hours, and private parties with her buddies. What is more, the fact that her drinking buddies were all much younger than she was and therefore able to drink harder and longer was one of the reasons why she didn’t focus more on her increased drinking. To put it briefly, she was drinking and having fun just like everyone else in her group of pals without much reflection about the outcome of her drinking behavior.

Yet in the back of her mind she realized that she most probably required alcohol rehab but avoided the thought as much as she could.

Teresa Gets a Physical Exam, Discloses the Facts About Her Irresponsible and Abusive Drinking to Her Healthcare Practitioner, and Discloses the Truth About Her Dejection

One morning during her six-month physical, her healthcare professional asked her if she drank alcohol. Not wanting to lie to her doctor, Teresa ”came clean” and stated that she commonly drinks more than she should. As a matter of fact, she articulated that she routinely drinks in a hazardous manner. Then Teresa informed her doctor about her depression. More specifically, she articulated that ruined relationships more often than not generated a negative chain of events typified by increased drinking which further led to more dismal feelings that, in turn, resulted in more drinking. And this is specifically what took place when she and her husband got divorced three years ago.

When her doctor heard this, he informed Teresa that according to various alcoholism facts and statistics on alcoholism he was researching, alcoholism and depression routinely come about in the same individual. He then told her that some of the alcohol statistics, facts, and research investigations he has been studying also point out that individuals who drink excessively and who also suffer from depression need to get treatment for both medical situations.

Teresa’s Doctor Makes an Appointment for a Psychological Assessment and For an Alcohol Addiction and Alcohol Abuse Appraisal

Teresa’s doctor then said the following: “I am not trying to make a sudden diagnosis, but with your medical condition we may be facing two separate concerns. As a result, I think we need to make an appointment for you to get an alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse appraisal from my partner, Dr. Alpertin, who is an alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse specialist. Whether your drinking problem is more associated with alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse is unknown at this time, but I believe that further assessment is reasonable. Then I think we probably should schedule an appointment for you to get a psychological examination from another one of my partners, Dr. Brosky, who is a clinical psychologist. I want to get a better handle on your sadness and see how much your drinking and depression are interlinked.” Teresa showed her satisfaction with her doctor’s plan of attack and thanked him for his assistance. Now all she had to do was to try to cut back on her drinking and wait for her appointments.