Driving Lawyers to Drink
A culture of long hours and stress are driving increasing numbers of lawyers to drink and drugs, both within and outside the workplace.
Times Online has a piece, “Long hours and stress drive lawyers to drink and drugs,” on a survey published this week by Legal Business, that shows alcohol and drug abuse to be “endemic” among lawyers in big, City firms. One unfortunate soul, a partner in a big London firm, claims to have spent £100,000 on cocaine in a year “and nobody noticed.”
As the stress caused by the financial collapse works its way through the system, lawyers are bound to be even more pressured, if such a thing were possible.
In Canada there are lawyer assistance programs in:
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Quebec [Avocats]
- Quebec [Notaires]
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon
As well, LPAC (Legal Profession Assistance Conference) maintains a 24-hour helpline at 1.800.667.5722.
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