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Invisibles 20075/5/2023 ![]() ![]() If you notice ongoing behavioral changes, your role is to open up a non-judgmental conversation with the employee, offer resources and support, and figure out how you can help remedy the behavior, in concert with the employee. You should, however, be aware of ongoing shifts in employee behavior, such as: Signs that an employee needs helpĪs a leader or supervisor, you don’t need to investigate or play clinician if you’re concerned about an employee using alcohol or drugs. In fact, 66% of employees report using alcohol during work hours. ![]() With prevalence so high, there are assuredly employees in most workplaces struggling with alcohol use. These statistics represent a lot of human suffering. Overall, 5.1% of the global burden of disease and injury is attributable to alcohol, as measured in disability-adjusted life years.Worldwide, 3 million deaths every year are attributed to harmful alcohol use.Harmful alcohol use is a causal factor in more than 200 disease and injury conditions.More than 140,000 people die from excessive alcohol use every year in the U.S.The number of people who suffer because of harmful alcohol use is staggering: 16.3 million people reported heavy alcohol use in the past month.60 million people reported binge drinking in the past month.29.5 million people over the age of 12 had an AUD in the past year.Prevalence of alcohol use disorderĪccording to the most recent National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism survey: Substance use disorder (SUD) support and treatment for the entire family is a growing need in the workplace. ![]() And this doesn’t just go away when they step into the office or start their workday. The wellbeing of loved ones plays a huge role in employees’ lives, and when something starts impacting their family or friends, it can be a heavy stressor and burden for that person. There’s no industry or sector without employees who are dealing with problems related to their alcohol use, have a family member or loved one who is struggling, or possibly both. But it’s often hidden, due to shame and stigma, tucked away in every corner of society. Luc Besson’s half-baked live-action/animated fantasy looks like it was invented on the hoof: it’s erratically plotted, poorly animated, overly derivative and too insufferably cute to interest anyone above undemanding toddler age – or perhaps those stoners familiar with Roger Dean’s LP covers of the ’70s.Unhealthy alcohol use has impacted most people’s lives in some way. Only then will Arthur find the hidden rubies, pay off the repossessors and live happily ever after. Only one thing for it: Arthur must unravel grandad’s easy-to-decipher clues, meet a group of African tribesmen and, with the aid of a telescope, be reduced to the size of an ant so that he can save a community of silly-looking underground elves from the clutches of David Bowie’s evil Maltazard. And now the bailiffs have arrived to repossess the house. Arthur’s grandfather, you see, disappeared some time ago after venturing to the bottom of the garden in search of buried treasure – as you do. Granny, on the other hand, is feeling a little down. Despite missing his galavanting parents, 10-year-old Arthur (Freddie Highmore) leads an almost perfect existence with his grandmother (Mia Farrow). ![]()
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