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In many normal countries you can absolutely call in sick when you're vomiting out your guts
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
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
I can call in sick but I don't get paid... The bills are still there though.
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.
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
I haven't had a primary health physician since I was 15. I'm 30.
In the UK? What the fuck. That's wild to me.
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)
This... I can take time off work but SSP is a pittance.