How To Support Your Colleague in SUD Treatment
Approximately 5 to 17 percent of employees suffer from substance abuse disorders (SUDs), depending on the industry. Fortunately, treatment programs can help. When employees get help, the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment reports that common problems they often face at work improve. For example, unplanned…
4 Questions You Might Be Afraid to Ask About Substance Use Disorder
Despite the fact that 20.7 million Americans (roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population) are in need of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, only 4 million people (or 19 percent of those with SUD) receive treatment. SUD is a widely misunderstood illness, shrouded in stigma…
No, You Can’t Fire Someone Because They Need SUD Treatment
HR execs be aware, you cannot fire an employee because they need substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. With the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reporting that almost 11 million full-time workers in the United States have substance abuse disorder (SUD), it’s critical…
Your Employee Just Told You They Have SUD: What Now?
So your employee just told you they have a substance abuse problem. Now what do you do? It’s a scenario all managers and HR departments should prepare for, given the fact somewhere between 5 and 17 percent of your employees suffer from substance abuse disorders…
Breaking the Stigma of SUD at Work
While a staggering 20.7 million Americans (roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population) need substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, only 4 million people (or 19 percent of those with SUD) receive treatment. Why is that? In large part it has to do with the stigma…
From the Podcast: Renée Siegel – Married to a Gay Man and Then a Gambling Addict, She Found a Way Out Through the Enneagram
In Episode 42 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, Ashley sits down with Renée Siegel, a drug and alcohol counselor originally educated as a Marriage and Family Therapist. Renée is both the daughter and ex-wife to someone affected by addiction. She understands firsthand…
September 22 is National Online Recovery Day
As Lionrock celebrates its 10 year anniversary as the leading telehealth provider of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services in the United States, we are excited to announce National Online Recovery Day: September 22, 2020. We created National Online Recovery Day to raise…
3 Mistakes HR Pros Make About SUD Benefits
Does your company understand substance abuse disorder (SUD)? Do you have a company policy on addiction? Despite the fact substance use disorder is common in the workplace – up to 17 percent of your employees have SUDs – many companies are ill-prepared to handle it….
How Employers Can Add Critical Benefits and Lower Costs
Several months ago we wrote about the importance of having a telehealth or virtual care component to your health benefits package. We’ve been proponents of telehealth since we founded Lionrock as a telehealth provider of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services 10 years…
Reminder: Substance Use Disorder is Not a Weakness
Substance use disorder (SUD) is an illness. This is a fact. At Lionrock, we’ve known this all along. In 2016, then Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D. stated it publicly, saying of SUD, “It is not a moral failing, or evidence of a character flaw, but…