The oil industry has long been the backbone of many economies around the world. It is a large and complex industry, contributing significantly to GDP growth. But, while the industry has traditionally been a source of tremendous economic benefit, its workers have not always enjoyed…
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Addiction is an affliction that affects countless individuals across the world, both young and old, and from all walks of life. It is a complex disorder that is characterized by a compulsive need to use drugs or engage in behaviors that result in the development…
Canada has been a major producer and exporter of oil for many decades. With the majority of Canada’s crude oil production coming from the western Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canadian oilers remain dependent on the turbulent and ever-changing global oil markets. At…
For Canadians, the production of oil is as much a part of its identity as Hockey or Tim Hortons. As the largest oils producing nation outside the Middle East, Canada’s oil industry plays an important role in the economy and the nation’s identity. However, in…
Oil workers may find a great deal of reward in their jobs, particularly financial award, but some of them merely endure the lifestyle of an oil worker and act out in their spare time. Addiction in particular is a very common struggle for an oil…
The oil industry of Canada is one of the country’s most lucrative industries, despite its recent recession. It all began with the discovery of vast oil sands in Northern Alberta that lead to the formation of boom towns like Fort McMurray that brought workers from…
Canada’s oil industry is highly profitable, but is having a hard time keeping their employees from abusing substances and becoming addicted. Substance abuse is having a widespread grasp on oil employees which affects their lives, their jobs and their employers negatively. Addiction and substance abuse…
The addiction and substance abuse problems that plague Fort MacMurray jobs are resulting in lives destroyed, particularly for men, who come to Fort MacMurray with the honest intention of working hard and making a living. But after arrival, they are pulled into a vortex of…
Alberta’s largest oil companies are caught up in the middle of some very public employee drug testing legal debates, and the general public has become familiar with the problem of substance abuse and addiction in Canada’s oil industry. The employee’s camps offer little to no…
There is no debate about whether or not the Canadian oil industry creates jobs and money. Recent studies have indicated that it employs more than half a million employees. But not all the news is good news for Canada’s oil workers. The darker story of…