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>> If you're in a factory with both hands building the widget or on a roof nailing shingles There is a long history of construction workers on amphetamine, opi
by JPLeRouzic 4y ago
>> If you're in a factory with both hands building the widget or on a roof nailing shingles
There is a long history of construction workers on amphetamine, opioids or cocaine.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31685308/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31685308/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32677121/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32677121/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35700122/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35700122/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35143279/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35143279/
A job in construction is very challenging, both physically and mentally. Many in the construction industry resort to drugs and alcohol to cope with stress or to self-medicate physical pain. Some of the reasons that construction workers turn to substances include:
* Long work days
* Physical pain and injury
* Stress (pressure to work quickly)
* High risk of work-related disability
https://americanaddictioncenters.org/rehab-guide/workforce/blue-collar-workers/construction-workers https://americanaddictioncenters.org/rehab-guide/workforce/b...
- incomingpain 4y agoYou're arguing with a rather minor point of my post. Most construction workers I know aren't working unless they have hit a joint. The point wasnt so much about whether blue collar are doing it, but rather the convenience and ease.