WHY IS DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE SO RAMPANT IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND HOW CAN YOU ASSIST OTHERS WHO MAY NEED HELP?

Rates of drug and alcohol abuse have been steadily rising due to pandemic related stress. Unfortunately, high rates of abuse were already common within the legal profession long before the events of last year. In this article for Legal Beagle, I briefly discuss why high rates of abuse/misuse are common in stressful industries like law.