Lack of Sleep and Morning Blues

People who regularly abuse drugs and alcohol are notoriously late sleepers. They stay up late, dealing with their problems, or at least drowning them with their addiction, and they can barely stand to get up in the morning. Sometimes, this is just due to the hangover from the alcohol, but even drug addicts find it difficult to cope early in the morning.

Not that we are trying to depress you with stories of what it is like to live as a self annihilating drug addict. We are merely pointing out the differences between aggressively successful people and people who wait until noontime to even get out of bed. There is a direct correlation between late sleeping and poverty, and another correlation between early rising and success. Often, it is attributed to the energy meridians or circadian rhythms of your body in the early morning, but it is usually a matter of being prepared for the day, and preparing to be prepared.

Lack of sleep is one of the primary reasons why people not only sleep in, but also why they have lower energy throughout the day if they do happen to get up in the morning. It is really important to get enough sleep, and no amount of work is worth the loss of sleep coinciding with your workload. In fact, those who have a well balanced life with plenty of sleep can often accomplish over four times as much as those who cram work into every teeny tiny crevice of their lives.

Alcohol testing is important when you find your employees acting in an unseemly manner or very different from their usual behavior. Lack of sleep can be the cause, but it could also be abuse of illicit substances on the worksite. Clearly, a definite determination must be made, and drug and alcohol testing is scientifically accurate. In fact, alcohol and drug testing is also a good way to help your employees stay motivated to keep in tip top shape. After all, they represent your company, and they must be able to pass simple drug screening administered by Mediscreen. 

This article has been taken from http://mediscreen.net.au/articles/?p=2148