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>>> AS
>>> AS ADULTS, WORK IS A PLACE WE SPEND MOST OF OUR TIME.
IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUGS, WHERE
DO YOU GO AND WHAT IS THE ROLE
OF THE COMPANY THAT YOU WORK
FOR?
FOR?
FOR? ROUGHLY 23 MILLION AMERICANS
LIVING IN ADDICTION RIGHT NOW.
THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE
EMPLOYED.
EMPLOYED.
EMPLOYED. THEY ARE LIVING THESE LIVES
AND THIS IS A VERY COMPLICATED
DILEMMA BUT THERE ARE STEPS
THE COMPANIES CAN TAKE TO
CHANGE LIVES, REDUCE COSTS.
>> WE WANT TO WELCOME DAVID
ANDERSON, THE DIRECTOR OF THE
OUTPATIENT ADDICTION PROGRAM
IN BELLEVUE AND LEE SWANSON, A
NATIONAL ACCOUNT SPECIALIST AT
THE HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY
HUMIRA.
HUMIRA.
HUMIRA. A
HUMIRA. A PERSON IN LONG-TERM RECOVERY
FROM ADDICTION -- THANK YOU
BOTH FOR BEING HERE THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. IT IS KEY TO TALK ABOUT THIS
BECAUSE EVERY COMPANY HAS TO
DEAL WITH THIS WHETHER THEY
KNOW IT OR NOT OR THEY ARE
WILLING TO REALIZE IT OR NOT.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THESE
DISORDERS.
DISORDERS. ONE WAY TO TALK ABOUT THIS IS
EDUCATION, RIGHT?
EDUCATION, RIGHT? THIS SEMINAR YOU ARE HOLDING,
TELL US ABOUT THAT.
>> THANK YOU, FIRST FOR HAVING
US HERE.
US HERE.
US HERE. WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
CONFERENCE COMING UP.
THE RECOVERY FRIENDLY WORK
LACE WILL BE REDUCING HOW
EMPLOYERS CAN REACH OUT TO
EMPLOYEES TO HELP THEM ADDRESS
THEIR ISSUE.
THEIR ISSUE. WE UNDERSTAND THE STRUGGLE THAT
PEOPLE AND EMPLOYEES GO
THROUGH IN ADDRESSING THIS
ISSUE.
ISSUE.
ISSUE. WE
ISSUE. WE WANT TO HELP PEOPLE FIND
WAYS TO ADDRESS THAT IN THE
WORKPLACE.
WORKPLACE. >> WHEN SOMEBODY HAS AN ISSUE
AT WORK AND IT AFFECTS THEIR
WORK, THE FIRST RESPONSE
PEOPLE WILL THINK IS THEY WILL
BE MADORE FIRE THEM BUT THAT
IS NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO,
IS IT?
IS IT?
IS IT? >>
IS IT? >> NO IT IS NOT.
PEOPLE WHO ARE IN RECOVERY AND
WHEN THEY HAVE THIS ISSUE
ADDRESSED IN THEIR LIVES, THEY
BECOME SOME OF THE MOST
PRODUCTIVE WORKERS IN THE
WORKPLACE.
WORKPLACE. THEY ARE LOYAL.
THEY ARE COMMITTED.
THEY ALSO TEND TO ATTRACT
OTHER PEOPLE.
OTHER PEOPLE. THE WORKPLACE GETS A GOOD
REPUTATION FOR HELPING PEOPLE.
>> LEE, YOU WORK AT A SPONSOR
FOR THE EVENT.
HOW HAS THEY BEEN RECOVERY
FRIENDLY IN THE WORKPLACE FOR
YOU?
YOU?
YOU? >>
YOU? >> THANK YOU.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR HAVING US.
IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
WE PARTNER WITH PLACES LIKE
BETTY FORD TO PROVIDE QUALITY
ADDICTION TREATMENT BENEFITS
TO PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON.
WE ALSO PROVIDE THOSE SAME
BENEFITS TO OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE TALK ABOUT ADDICTION AND
RECOVERY JUST LIKE WE WOULD
ANY OTHER WELL-BEING TOPIC.
WE TRY TO NORMALIZE THE ISSUE.
I SHARED MY PERSONAL STORY
ABOUT MY STRUGGLES WITH
ADDICTION WITH MY COWORKERS
AND I RECEIVED NOTHING BUT
LOVE, SUPPORT, AND
ENCOURAGEMENT.
ENCOURAGEMENT. MANY OF MY COWORKERS RESPONDED
BY SHARING STORIES ABOUT HOW
ADDICTION HAS IMPACTED THEIR
LIVES WHETHER THAT BE THEIR
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OR WRENS
AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
>> IT IS KEY TO BREAK THE
STIGMA ABOUT THIS.
IT IS A DISEASE AND IT NEEDS
TO BE TREATED AS SUCH.
>> WHAT WILL PEOPLE LEARN
SPECIFICALLY AT THIS SEMINAR?
>> MAYBE EMPLOYERS DON'T KNOW
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. ONE
THIS. ONE IN THREE FAMILIES AND ONE
IN SEVEN INDIVIDUALS WILL
EXPERIENCE ADDICTION AT SOME
POINT IN THEIR LIFETIME.
ABOUT 75% OF THESE PEOPLE ARE
ALREADY IN THE WORKFORCE.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS HELP
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE
IS WAYS TO HELP PEOPLE.
THERE ARE PATHWAYS TO GO WHERE
PEOPLE WILL CAN BE HELP AND
INTERVENED ON.
INTERVENED ON. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR
PEOPLE THAT ARE STRUGGLING TO
GET UP AND GO TO WORK EVERY
DAY?
DAY?
DAY? >>
DAY? >> IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING AND
YOU NEED HELP, ASK FOR IT. I
KNOW THAT CAN BE EASIER SAID
THAN DONE.
THAN DONE. THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION
IS THAT OUR LIVES ARE AT
STAKE.
STAKE.
STAKE. I
STAKE. I KNOW PERSONALLY I COULD NOT
HAVE MADE IT OUT WITHOUT HELP.
IT IS VERY CRUCIAL.
>> IT REALLY IS.
ANY FINAL ADVICE YOU HAVE FOR
COMPANIES THAT ARE OUT THERE?
MAYBE THEY'RE NOT SURE HOW TO
ADDRESS THE TOPIC.
>> FIRST OF ALL, COME TO THE
SUMMIT.
SUMMIT.
SUMMIT. THE SUMMIT WILL HELP THEM
PROVIDE A PATHWAY TO LEARNING
HOW TO HELP THEIR EMPLOYEES.
>> THANK YOU FOR LUNCH FOR
SHARING YOUR STORY.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT
YOU DO.
YOU DO.
YOU DO. THE RECOVERY FRIENDLY
WORKPLACE SUMMIT IS ON OCTOBER
18.
18.
18. IF
18. IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION
OR YOU WANT TO REGISTER, VISIT
THEIR WEBSITE.
THEIR WEBSITE. THERE YOU GO