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KEYZINE: An e-zine for LEADERS:
ABOUT THE PEOPLE PART OF BUSINESS
Volume 25, April 2003
Publisher: © Key Associates, 2003
http://www.mkkey.com
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This Issue: "When Enough is Not Enough"
Contents:
"Addiction is a condition in which a person cannot determine
when enough is enough."
- Unknown
"It takes great courage to break with one's past history and
stand alone."
- Marion Woodman
"As an addict, I am almost guiltily interested in converts to
my own illness . . .(referring to word-sniffing)."
- M. F. K. Fisher
"In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves:
the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy."
- Ivan Illich
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WHAT'S HOT IN LEADERSHIP
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RECOGNIZING THE DESTRUCTIVENESS OF
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR IN THE WORKPLACE
--TO SELF AND OTHERS.
TAKING THE LEAD IN ESTABLISHING
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. FOR
EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED, THE RECOVERY
OF LOSS (e.g., from SICK LEAVE, ACCIDENTS,
ABSENTEEISM, TURNOVER, POOR PERFORMANCE,
RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS) IS ESTIMATED
AT $5.
RECOGNIZING THAT THE LEADER'S OWN
MENTAL HEALTH AFFECTS THE ORGANIZATION'S
HEALTH, THEREFORE, TAKING RESPONSIBILITY
FOR PERSONAL WELLNESS.
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MAINTAINING YOURSELF AS A LEADER
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Addiction can take many forms: spending, working,
overeating, not eating, gambling, exercising, sex,
love, smoking, drinking, chemical substances
--legal or not. One might say that anything which
assumes patterns of overuse or excess suggests
an addiction, or at least, abuse. Where is your life
yielding to excess? Find it and fix it. Speed up
change and improve success with social support
--a buddy, a coach/mentor, a self-help group.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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How do I approach someone with a suspected
problem?
Give feedback, using an observed pattern or what
you have heard the person say. Advise that you
think they might want to stop/cut back. Then check
their reaction. Have resources at hand.
"I've heard you refer to drinking too much."
"I think you should cut back."
"What do you think? Are you ready to work on that?"
"Let me refer you to someone who can help..."
Aren't EAPs primarily for addiction problems?
They were originally created to battle alcoholism,
but more progressive programs have expanded
to include family, financial, legal and other life
problems.
When is a problem an addiction?
Using drugs as a teaching example, LifeHub,
an internet-based education product by
AlignMark, defines ABUSE as a pattern of overuse
of a substance. ADDICTION is a dependence on
a substance, whether a physical or psychological
craving--a chronic, relapsing illness that requires
treatment to overcome. DEPENDENCE is a
pattern of substance use that gets worse over time,
leading to serious impairment or distress. (See
http://www.lifehub.com/ )
What are the stages of recovery?
My associate, author Marti Smye, described the
following, using the example of smoking:
IGNORE - "I love it; it tastes good; I smoke lights."
ATTEND - "I'm winded. I need to quit."
PLAN - "Monday I'll quit."
EXECUTE - Tries quitting. Average relapse is 4 times.
EMBED - Becomes a new behavior (in about 21 days).
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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
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Lesson plans from the New York Times--14 in all--
for youth drug prevention education.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/NIE/anti-drug/
STEMSS is a psychoeducational group intervention
designed to enhance recovery from the combination
of addiction and mental illness.
http://www.treatment.org/TAPS/TAP17/tap17stemss.html
The Drug Enforcement Administration's guidelines
for a drug-free workplace
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/demand/dfmanual/index.html
Consider wellness on-line for your employees,
with AlignMark's Life Hub program. It contains
an "emotional health: addictions" component.
http://www.lifehub.com/
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OTHER USEFUL WEBSITES
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The heads up on drugs, http://www.nida.nih.gov/
Information on club drugs, http://www.clubdrugs.org/
Alcoholics Anonymous, http://www.aa.org/
Al-Anon/Alateen's home page, http://www.al-anon.org/
An internet guide to recovery,
http://www.addictionrecoveryguide.org/index2.php
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ARTICLES/PUBLICATIONS
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Beck, Aaron T. et al. Cognitive Therapy of
Substance Abuse. Guilford Press, 1993.
Donovan, Dennis M. & Marlatt, G. Alan (Eds.)
Assessment of Addictive Behaviors. Guilford Press,
1988.
Ellis, Albert & Velten, Emmett. When AA Doesn't
Work for You: Rational Steps to Quitting Alcohol.
Barricade Books, 1992.
Fanning, Patrick & O'Neill, John . The Addiction
Workbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Quitting
Alcohol and Drugs. New Harbinger Publications,
1997.
Gorski, Terrence T. Relapse Prevention
Counseling Workbook: Managing High-Risk
Situations . Herald Publication House, 1996.
Gorski, Terrence T. Passages Through
Recovery: An Action Plan for Preventing Relapse.
Hazelden Information Education, 1997.
Marlatt, G. Alan & Gordon, Judith (Eds.)
Relapse Prevention. Guilford Press, 1985.
May, Gerald G. Addiction and Grace : Love
and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions.
Harper San Francisco, 1991.
Miller, William & C'deBaca. Quantum Change:
When Epiphanies and Sudden Insights Transform
Ordinary Lives. Guilford Press, 2001.
Prochaska, James O. & Crawley, Brian.
Changing for Good. Avon Books, 1995.
Schaler, Jeffrey. Addiction is a Choice.
Open Court Publishing Company , 2000.
