When it comes to addiction, oil workers are among the professionals at-most risk. The peculiarity of their work makes them susceptible to addiction. Oil workers are well remunerated because of the great work hazards that most jobs don’t have. Because of this remuneration, several oil…
The oil industry is one of the largest in any oil-producing state, and there are workers who toil on a regular basis to ensure that they meet up with the demands of the people. The daily requirements are usually so massive. The state would have…
Addiction is a huge problem which is currently affecting oil workers in Canada, and it is responsible for the eventual destruction of individual lives and separation of families. It all starts with young innocent men who are either residents in Canada, or those who come…
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…