Wednesday, January 25, 2012
URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED!!
Anyone viewing this blog in any of the 50 U.S. states have the ability to help especially those who struggle in active addiction or are in sobriety. Recovery Connections purpose is to build a super highway of resources for those still out there. We need your stories about stays at treatment centers recovery houses, also names locations phone numbers etc. There is a lot of good places out there that offer help, but there also places where you would never want to go again. This is your opportunity to tell the world go here they helped, and don't go here it was hell! Being in recovery myself I know how critical and difficult it can be just getting started in finding sanity and sobriety. Your knowledge and experiences in these places could mean the difference between life and death literally! You can e-mail us or post a comment with the info you want to share! If remaining anonymous is of the utmost importance then post comment, if you want to tell the world then send e-mail our address is posted on cover page at top of blog. This blog was created for you and our vision at Recovery Connections is to unite the recovery community through out the U.S. and then possibly overseas into the greater unknown.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
For Violating Americans with Disabilities Act, Federal Government Sues Trucking Company Which Fired Alcoholic Driver Read more: For Violating Americans with Disabilities Act, Federal Government Sues Trucking Company Which Fired Alcoholic Driver
posted 11:41 PM EST, Tue August 30, 2011
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ting the disability act rights of a driver they fired for being an alcoholic (the driver had never violated the company’s alcohol policies).
Under the conditions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a person with an alcohol abuse problem has a recognized disability. If that person gets treatment and follows the alcohol policies of the employer then he or she cannot be terminated or sanctioned based on the alcohol abuse or alcoholism – no matter what the occupation.
Old Dominion Freight Line is facing a federal lawsuit for sanctioning (effectively terminating) a driver who self reported an alcohol abuse problem and who was sent for treatment counseling. The driver had worked for the company for 5 years and had never been found in violation of alcohol polices. Nevertheless, the driver was told that upon completion of alcohol treatment he would never again be reinstated as a working driver with the company.
After evaluating the case, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has determined that the company is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and has filed suit on behalf of the terminated employee.
In a statement, the EEOC wrote, “The ADA mandates that persons with disabilities have an equal opportunity to achieve in the workplace. Old Dominion’s policy and practice of never returning an employee who self-reports an alcohol problem to a driving position violates that law. While the EEOC agrees that an employer’s concern regarding safety on our highways is a legitimate issue, an employer can both ensure safety and comply with the ADA.”
Read more: For Violating Americans with Disabilities Act, Federal Government Sues Trucking Company Which Fired Alcoholic Driver
The United Nations' Human Rights Guidelines for Addiction Treatment Read more: Addiction Treatment Rights - The United Nations' Human Rights Guidelines for Addiction Treatment
According to The United Nation’s policy statement in the ‘Principles of Drug Dependence Treatment’ all people receiving drug addiction treatment are entitled to certain basic rights.
It doesn't matter who they are, what they've done (or are using) and whether or not they are incarcerated. According to The United Nations, your addiction treatment human rights are:
1. The right to treatment without discrimination
Addiction is a disease and no one should be discriminated against for past or present drug use, or for any other reason, such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender disability status etc.
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2. The right to the same ethical standards of treatment as is given to those with physical health conditions
There should be no difference between the ethical standards of care delivered to a cancer patient or an alcoholic or a heroin user.
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3. The right to access to treatment during all stages of the disease
People with addictions have a right to access to treatment during all stages of this chronic disease. This includes during periods of incarceration.
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4. The right to deny treatment
Only in the most exceptional circumstances, such as when a person is an immediate risk to self or others, should any treatment ever be forced on another person. A person with addiction has the right to accept or deny any medical or psychosocial treatment.
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5. The right to treatment that is never inhumane or degrading
Drug addiction does not diminish a person’s human rights and so practices that would be considered degrading or inhumane for any person are degrading and inhumane for people with drug addictions.
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6. The right to informed consent and withdrawal from treatment
All people receiving drug addiction treatment have the right to full information about any treatment procedures and must provide their informed consent before receiving any treatments. Even after consenting to treatment, any person has the right to withdraw from treatment at any time, for any reason.
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7. The right to privacy of information
Your treatment and medical records must remain confidential and be released to outside parties only with your written consent.
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8. Your right to medical services should not depend on your participation in addiction treatment
You have the right to access all medical services whether or not you choose to comply with recommended addiction treatments.1
Read more: Addiction Treatment Rights - The United Nations' Human Rights Guidelines for Addiction Treatment
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!
I'm gonna conquer my mountain!! Lets begin today with this thought and a positive attitude. Ten years ago in my own personal life my mountain was 3 times taller than mount Everest or at least that's what I thought. Now ten years later I am almost to the top. Along the way it was hard. I fell a few times but I pushed and I climbed with everything that I had. Life for me is not perfect but after all that hard work it sure is worth living and I wouldn't give up one single bump or bruise. Along the way through the climb I discovered that I can, who I was, and what I can become if I was willing to do the work and never give up! REMEMBER JESUS LOVES YOU!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Study Shows that People Overestimate Their Capacity to Resist Temptation Read more: Study Shows that People Overestimate Their Capacity to Resist Temptation
Judge not lest ye be judged…that’s what senior lecturer at the Kellogg School, Loran Nordgren advises after running a study that examined how much control we have over our impulses.
We don’t have as much as we think we do – and those of us that think ourselves very self controlled, actually place ourselves at greater risk of an impulsive bad decision.
Nordgren led a research team that investigated whether beliefs about willpower influenced the ability to control impulses. Specifically, do people who believe themselves to have high levels of self control actually end up controlling their impulses any better?
Nordgren built the study on the back of previous research that has shown that people in a cold or non impulsive state (a cold state for a measure of hunger impulse control could be someone who had just finished eating until sated) underestimate how much influence a hot state (a hungry state, for example) has on the ability to control impulses. With this foreknowledge, Nordgren’s team ran tests that evaluated:
- Whether people who believe they have a high capacity for self control will expose themselves to greater temptation and thus eventually succumb to greater impulsive behaviors
- Whether people already in a “hot” state of mind will better judge their ability to resist temptation
- Whether people in a “cold” state will be less able to accurately judge their ability to resist temptation
The research team ran tests using addiction (cigarette smoking) and food temptation as measures.
They found that people who predicted a high level of self control did in fact place themselves in situations of greater temptation (such as choosing to view a movie about smoking) and were then very much more likely to smoke a cigarette than people who predicted lower self control and who exposed themselves to less temptation.
In another experiment, people in a “cold” state, who had eaten until full, chose a greater selection of tasty snacks than did a hungry group (a hot group) counseled to avoid temptation and ultimately, the “cold” group consumed more of the snacks.
Nordgren summarizes the research results by saying, "People are not good at anticipating the power of their urges. The key is simply to avoid any situations where vices and other weaknesses thrive and, most importantly, for individuals to keep a humble view of their willpower."
He says that in any system that relies on people to show self restraint, people will overestimate their ability to control themselves, and fall prey to temptation - saying, “We expose ourselves to more temptation than is wise, and subsequently we have millions of people suffering with obesity, addictions and other unhealthy lifestyles."
The full study results can be found in the coming print edition of Psychological Science.
Read more: Study Shows that People Overestimate Their Capacity to Resist Temptation
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