Mary was a new intern at a financial advisory company, who was young, smart, confident and a workaholic to the core. However, she was hard-pressed for the time even during weekends, as she was always loaded with work. Every day, she had to do overtime to wind up her assignments and meet the pressing deadlines. This caused her a considerable amount of stress which she alleviated by drinking vodka mixed with coke in her cubicle in the evening when the office was mostly empty. Additionally, she would also take codeine tablets to assuage her backache arising from long sitting hours. Mary’s case is similar those of many others who abuse alcohol at workplace, a practice that often goes undetected. Continue reading →