Recovery from addiction is an ongoing process that requires knowledge, effort and dedication. To fully understand the process and how to reach a successful recovery, some basic concepts must first be understood. Addiction is defined as an uncontrollable compulsion to take drugs or engage in other hazardous activities. This compulsion is accompanied by changes in …
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Four Ways for Attorney to Defeat Stress
Being an attorney is a stressful job, you need to be at the top of your game for every case. Attorneys sometimes have to work beyond working hours and spend long hours in the court room. Their job responsibilities are a major contributor to the stress they face in their lives. However, compounding stress is …
Addiction Treatment for Attorneys
Being an attorney is a responsibility that comes with a lot of expectations. The legal profession is one with policies on ethics and conduct. Hence, when an attorney battles with addiction they find it hard to be upfront about it. According to a survey done in the US, 36% of respondent lawyers had problems with …
CAUSES OF ADDICTION AMONG LAWYERS
Addiction in the legal profession is a serious problem that poses a threat to the lives of myriads of ambitious men and women, including their means of livelihood. A foundation to this problem is the burden placed on lawyers as they are often entrusted with the fate and future of their clients. This causes most …
4 VITAL HEALTH TIPS FOR LAWYERS TO PREVENT ADDICTION
Stress, anxiety, or depression are often not far from lawyers due to the demands of their profession and the heavy workload that comes with it. Hence, it is not surprising that addiction is notable among lawyers as most tend to use various substances to help them work their way through these burdensome demands. Such substances …
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Drug and Alcohol Addiction Among Lawyers and Legal Professionals
It may be surprising to some that addiction to alcohol in combination with depression and anxiety are more common in legal professionals than in others. Lawyers are known for their hard work and intelligence in sorting out complex legal issues. Working in high-stress environments, they are known to push themselves above and beyond their physical …
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Addiction Recovery and Treatment for Lawyers and Legal Professionals
Many lawyers and legal professionals encounter unusually high levels of workload in high-pressure, competitive workplaces leading to high levels of alcohol abuse. This might explain the expression of ‘drunk lawyer’ among the public. Studies indicate that the level of alcohol abuse and addiction among those the legal profession is one of the highest in North …
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EFFECT OF ADDICTION ON LAWYERS
The Law profession is one which is very demanding. Right from the first day at Law school, there is a great pressure which prospective Lawyers face. The demands which come with the profession, has the capacity to cause great levels of stress and anxiety. This in turn causes substance abuse to set in therefore affecting …
WHY LAWYERS NEED TO AVOID ALCOHOL
Law is a prestigious profession which comes with lots of demands. Just like every other professional career, there are tough demands which comes with being a Lawyer, and it is expected for everyone in this field to live up to the expectations of this career. Mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, are bound …
HOW A LAWYER CAN CARE FOR HIS MENTAL HEALTH
Lawyers are professionals which everyone can identify with, and they are people which serve as role models to lots of upcoming professionals. However, what most people are oblivious of is, Lawyers have stress-filled life which makes some of them get addicted because of a huge decline in the state of their mental health. Most times, …
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