Happy Holidays
The holiday season is upon us, we are trying
to balance our own responsibilities, as well as the commitments we may have
made to others.
As career flight attendants with US Airways, if any of us are believed to be
impaired while on duty, we could be reported to the company. A positive
result on a drug and /or alcohol test may end up with career ending
consequences.
Figures in 2004 stated that alcohol and drug addiction affected more than
140 million individuals in the United States. Nobody is immune from this
disease. For every one person afflicted with the disease of chemical
dependency, minimally, at least four others are adversely impacted including
family, friends, and fellow co-workers. Substance abuse/addiction knows no
barriers, but left untreated will destroy everything in its sight, including
life itself! Alcoholism and drug addiction are treatable diseases.
Reach out to AFA EAP for confidential help; don't wait until tomorrow,
putting off that phone call for assistance could be the most costly delay
you've ever experienced. Act Now! That phone call for assistance, not only
could preserve your career, but more importantly your health, along with the
well being of your family, friends, and fellow co-workers.
To help identify if you or someone you care about has a problem with
alcohol, check out the below link for a confidential self assessment:
http://www.afaeap.atgetfit.net/Alcohol/Tests/alcoholtest.aspx
AFA EAP is confidential program that can help
you or a family member obtain the resources and if necessary, help locate
treatment.
Have a safe, peaceful holiday season, and best wishes for 2008!
"Flight Attendants
Helping Flight Attendants"
