Sorry if I did not answer Dee's question appropriately. This is the standard procedure:
If a company has (E.A.P.) Employee Assistance Program, the employer will refer the alcoholic/addict to the E.A.P for assistance and intervention to help the employee overcome the addiction and return to work as a valued employee. If the employer does not have such a program in place the alcoholic/addict is dependent on the compassion of the employer which seldom works in favor of the employee. Although addiction is recognized as a disease there is still a stigma attached to it that is persistent and operating in this society.
Just for Today----------I am Sober