Addictions are horrible things. They destroy lives, families, opportunities for success.

One of the main reasons why it’s so hard to quit an addiction is that no one cares about the withdrawal symptoms.

Your job doesn’t care that you’re vomiting out your guts. Your bills don’t care that you physically can’t work. Your family members (generally) don’t care about the effects of withdrawl.

It’s almost impossible to get clean without a strong support group because even a single missed day of work due to withdrawal symptoms can mean losing everything causing you to want to relapse because “what’s the point?”

How the fuck am I supposed to quit when it results in my family losing everything because I can’t work because I’m too fucking sick or agitated to work?

      • elucubra@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        171·
        2 months ago

        In most civilized countries, if your doctor signs on it, you get paid sick leave, and the majority will sign, as they will see the withdrawal as a debilitating disease.

        • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          6·
          2 months ago

          If most addicts were going to doctors to get off, I think there would be a higher success rate. I imagine many, if not most, don’t even have a doctor to see

        • then_three_more@lemmy.worldEnglish
          9·
          2 months ago

          Statutory sick pack is an absolute joke (about £120 per week). Most places do offer company sick pay on top though (x amount of days fully paid etc)

    • kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.comBanned from communityEnglish
      14·
      2 months ago

      Here in the good ol US of A drug addiction is seen as a moral and personal failing thus you have to personally suffer immensely and loose your job, also depending on the area you can get arrested and sentenced to prison for drug possession the second you try to get help

    • Mannimarco@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      8·
      2 months ago

      I was away from work for almost 5 months, 3 of those in a rehab clinic, I got full pay and I’m still with the same company 12 years later, still sober, if not for that I’d probably be dead right now. For context I’m in the Netherlands