Individuals suffering from addiction have a disease that increasingly affects them. This has repercussions on their health, behavior, and personal relationships, and all these factors are often sufficient to create serious problems in the workplace. Drug addiction is synonymous with work-related issues.
Any employee is always expected to perform well and be productive. However, this is very difficult to achieve when someone suffers from an addiction, as living with the disease will not be an easy task, and more problems will arise. In fact, addiction can lead to job loss.
Work-Related Problems
There are certain situations or behaviors that occur at work and can be clear symptoms of a person suffering from an addiction. That is, while working, those around them may realize that the person in question has a problem. Here are some signs that can help us detect it:
- Difficulty concentrating
- Lack of motivation
- Decreased productivity
- Not respecting working hours (absenteeism or tardiness)
- Changing moods that can lead to arguments or conflicts with bosses and colleagues
- Loss of control
- Fatigue
- Over-excitement
- Aggressive behaviors
This list of daily problems can significantly affect one’s personal life, but also their professional sphere. Many of these situations can occur daily, and it is evident that this can be very problematic at work. Furthermore, it is possible that outsiders may increasingly notice changes in the person or a process of decline and negative change. Some people even consume substances to try to increase their work performance, which always ends up being counterproductive.
The clearest consequences, which often occur, are degradation of one’s position within the company, loss of responsibilities, or ultimately, the most serious of all: losing one’s job.
Effects of Addictions
Whether substance addictions or behavioral addictions, all eventually have effects that will prevent good performance, behavior within usual parameters, or stability that serves to appear normal. The addict will not be going through a vital moment that allows for such stability.
In fact, addicted individuals, regardless of their addiction, often experience common problems:
- Emotional instability
- Sudden mood swings
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Irritability
- Problems in social relationships
- Dependence on the substance or behavior
Furthermore, it is logical that each drug or behavioral disorder can affect other aspects of our health to a greater or lesser extent, and depending on the cause of the addiction, it can have much more serious consequences, as some drugs can be very destructive to the body.
Detoxification Treatments
People with an addiction can suffer greatly. Therefore, it is essential to listen to health professionals and undergo detoxification treatment when facing an addiction problem. If you decide to seek treatment at CCAdicciones, we will be by your side throughout the recovery process. We are professionals with extensive experience in addiction care, and our clinics boast an 86% recovery rate. This clearly demonstrates the importance of recovery and its potential effectiveness.
Whatever addiction you suffer from, we can help you. We have specialized treatments for addictions to various drugs and also for behavioral addictions. Moreover, another key aspect of our treatments is that they are individualized and specific to each case. Every person is unique, and a deep understanding is needed to best address their needs. We strive to connect with people to understand them better, treat them more effectively, and know how to help and where to focus.
Detoxification and leaving our addiction behind can lead us, through what may be a long process, to full recovery. And although this is one of the final steps, returning to daily routines and re-establishing oneself in the social sphere to fully regain one’s life will also involve work reintegration.
The Phases of Treatment
For one to recover well, they must go through the 4 phases of treatment, which are detoxification, dehabituation, rehabilitation, and reintegration.
Broadly speaking, the 4 phases work as follows: during detoxification, the patient is withdrawn from drug use; dehabituation is the process of changing dynamics and consumption routines; rehabilitation is the physical and psychological recovery of the person who has suffered the effects of addiction; and finally, reintegration aims for the patient to return to their daily activity and ultimately regain their life in an organized manner.
In this way, we can clearly see how work reintegration is part of this last phase of treatment. Therefore, returning to a job or starting to look for a place to work will signify that we are completing the recovery process and leaving addiction behind.
CCAdicciones, the place to start over
To recover, we must first take a very important and difficult step: recognizing the addiction and agreeing to enter a detox center. If someone close to you suffers from an addiction, contact us by phone (617 200 882), by email (contactosweb@ccadicciones.es), or fill out our form. Our first consultation is free and can help us get to know each other and assist you in making a decision.
It must be remembered that someone with an addiction is suffering from a disease, and therefore, they should try to end it as soon as possible by starting treatment. Everything one has built in the professional sphere can be severely affected by the consequences of addiction, which is all the more reason to start treatment as soon as possible.
At CCAdicciones, we can help you, and we want you to start your recovery process now. Although it can be long and hard, once you start, you are already creating change. Visiting one of our detox centers can be the key to starting a new life free from drugs.
