Drinking Impairs Your Relationships

The more heavily you drink, the greater the potential for problems at home, at work, with friends and even with strangers. These problems may include:

• arguments with or estrangement from your spouse and other family members
• strained relationships with co-workers
• absence from or lateness to work with increasing frequency
• loss of employment due to decreased productivity
• committing or being the victim of violence

If your drinking has been negatively impacting your relationships, help is available through your employee assistance program (EAP). Confidential counseling can be obtained by calling (insert 800#) at any time of day or night. You can also call your EAP to seek help if a friend or loved one is drinking heavily. Visiting (insert URL) can put you in touch with articles and quizzes that can help you asses the severity of your drinking problem or that of a loved one.