The Effects Alcohol On The Fort Worth Work Force

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Because youth are susceptible to the dangers of drug and alcohol addiction a lot of attention is often focused on finding ways to help affected youth whether it be an alcohol rehab center or alcohol relapse prevention through education and public awareness. But what about adults in the workplace? Alcohol addiction affects this segment of the population as much as it does the underage drinkers. According to the George Washington University Medical Center alcohol costs about $134 million in productivity losses that can be mostly attributed to missed work. For employers the solution is much more cost effective by implementing effective prevention and treatment for alcohol problems. GWUMC's alcohol cost calculator's estimated for a company of 1000 people in Fort Worth that the likely number of employees who are problem drinkers in the workforce would be 93. And the likely numbers of the family members who are problem drinkers rises to 124. That's a startling statistic.

The U.S. Industry Average:

Number of Employees:	1,000
Likely number of problem drinkers n your workforce:	93
Likely number of the 1,610 employees' family members who are problem drinkers	124

When you calculate the more than 600,000 residents in the city and figure out how many of those people are in the workforce the numbers become astronomical. Is there a solution? Mark Houston Recovery doesn't deal with such high numbers. But we understand how easy it could be for some people to fall into a drinking habit while working. We want your new habit to be a healthy, enriched life without alcohol addiction. Perhaps you've tried an alcohol rehab center or alcohol relapse prevention -- but you haven't tried Mark Houston Recovery.

Support Recovery Helps Healing

Anyone dealing with alcohol addiction deals with a laundry list of issues in addition to having to sustain employment.  From an employer's perspective an employee dealing with alcohol problems is an employee that's not producing anything for the company. But perhaps support in the form of clear policies that are not entirely punitive could provoke an employee to seek treatment. It's true that employees with alcohol problems negatively affect workplace productivity, and alcohol-related injuries and illnesses drive up employers' medical costs. But employee assistance programs can provide hope and support and can ultimately get the employee back on the right track while saving the employee money. For employers in Fort Worth like the Bombay Company, Dickies, Radio Shack this is an option that produces a positive outcome for everyone involved. Mark Houston Recovery wants to produce a positive outcome as well. Giving you the support you need is a crucial part of our recovery and ultimately a crucial part of you reclaiming your life from alcohol.

About Fort Worth

For 17th-largest city in the United States and part of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, this city is booming center of commerce and culture. Surprisingly dense in activities, amazing annual events and historic locations, the city has come a long way from its outpost days in 1849. Fort Worth's interesting blend of cowboys and culture reminds you that you're in the southwest while maintaining a big city mentality that resembles some of it's east and west coast counterparts. A dazzling downtown and cultural district with Sundance Square as its centerpiece is just one aspect  of the city that host to the Texas Motor Speedway and the world famous Fort Worth Stockyards that provides you the opportunity relive a piece of the city's lengthy western heritage.