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	<title>Working World Cafe &#187; drug abuse</title>
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		<title>Prescription Medications:  A Workplace Epidemic</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/09/30/prescription-medications-a-workplace-epidemic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we read or hear about drug abuse in the workplace, we often think of the common street drugs like cocaine, crack, marijuana, amphetamines, etc.  What we don’t hear about however and what are fairly common are prescription medications.  Yes, that it right.  There has been an upsurge in abuse of prescription [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charlie Sheen:  Addiction &amp; Anger Management</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2011/07/28/charlie-sheen-addiction-anger-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, now I have seen it all.  Charlie Sheen from Two and A Half Men has just signed on to star in a new sitcom called &#8220;Anger Management&#8221;.  Yes, you heard it right that Charlie Sheen.  The one who has publicly struggled with addictions for a long time.  The one who was fired from Two and A Half Men [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Auditing Your EAP For Effectiveness May Save Lives</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/08/11/auditing-your-eap-for-effectiveness-may-save-lives/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2010/08/11/auditing-your-eap-for-effectiveness-may-save-lives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernie Dyme</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[drug abuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, I read something that really disturbed me.  It was a blog about Roy Hobbs, a Chicago native, veteran journalist and weekend television anchor in Birmingham, Alabama who was arrested in April on drug charges.  He was a prominent personality who was afflicted with drug addiction and needed help. 
To make matters worse, he claims [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SMBs Suffer Highest Rates of Employee Drug and Alcohol Abuse</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2009/10/13/smbs-suffer-highest-rates-of-employee-drug-and-alcohol-abuse/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2009/10/13/smbs-suffer-highest-rates-of-employee-drug-and-alcohol-abuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Cahill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bottom line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drug-Free Work Week]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jerry Roper]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2007, more than 8% of full-time employees in the U.S. were current drug users and nearly 9% of full-time employees reported heavy alcohol use, according to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
That’s pretty alarming.  And, that was before the recession started and added additional stress to every employee’s life.
What’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recovery Month Q&amp;A: John Tuttle’s Take on EAP, Helping Employees &amp; Benefits to Business</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2009/09/25/recovery-month-qa-john-tuttle%e2%80%99s-take-on-eap-helping-employees-benefits-to-business/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2009/09/25/recovery-month-qa-john-tuttle%e2%80%99s-take-on-eap-helping-employees-benefits-to-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tuttle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Tuttle, an employee assistance program (EAP) manager at a major airline, has more than 25 years experience in occupational social work and as an internal EAP.  Today he spoke with Perspectives’ Working World Café about helping employees with alcohol and substance abuse problems and how helping them benefits business.  
WWC:  Hi John, thanks for speaking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recovery: Leo Miller on Why Businesses Should Care</title>
		<link>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2009/09/14/recovery-leo-miller-on-why-businesses-should-care/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.perspectivesltd.com/2009/09/14/recovery-leo-miller-on-why-businesses-should-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Working World Cafe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alcohol abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug abuse]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Haymarket Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leo Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leo Miller, Vice President of Clinical Support Services at the Haymarket Center, has more than 30 years experience helping people overcome addiction.  
Today, he spoke with Perspectives’ Working World Café about his past experience as an internal EAP, why businesses should engage an EAP to help employees with issues like addiction, and his own road [...]]]></description>
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