Young City Workers Turning to Drugs More
Frequently
By
Dr.Fourkan Ali
The excesses of the 1980s introduced a
subculture of white-collar city workers to recreational cocaine and heroin use.
More than one professional went far beyond recreation, using drugs to cope with
the stresses of fast-paced financial and legal careers. It turns out that
little has changed in more than 20 years. In fact, it may be getting worse. It
appears as though young city workers are turning to drugs more frequently than
ever before.
To be clear, city workers are defined as
white-collar professionals involved in employment sectors such as financial,
legal, public service, and IT. They are individuals who are as far removed from
the stereotypical drug-using culture as they can possibly be. Nearly all of
them hold down well-paying jobs that they work during regular business hours.
Yet they do so even in the midst of their addictions.
How do they get away
with it? Counsellor Richard Kingdon recently told Yahoo! Finance that it is all about the money. As long as an individual
continues making money for his or her employer, the employer is likely to look
the other way where drug abuse is concerned. Somehow, these white-collar
professionals are able to continue being productive employees even while on
drugs.
Kingdon also said that
he is currently working with about 40 people suffering with drug addiction in the City of London. Though he is
pretty busy, he says he expects business to only get busier in the future. His
client list would probably surprise most of us if it were publicly revealed.
Kingdon says that drug use among city workers does not discriminate, as proved
by his own experience working with judges, lawyers, stockbrokers, day traders,
police officers, IT specialists, and even government workers.
Possible Explanations
Kingdon sees two possible explanations for the
rise in drug activity among professionals. First is the pressure brought on by
the financial crisis of a few years ago. Professionals in the legal and
financial worlds are under greater pressure than ever before to help companies re-establish
themselves after significant losses. Professional and peer pressure are known
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