LifeSpeak Inc.’s Director of Behavioral Health Dr. Terri-Lynn MacKay Featured in Healthcare Business Today: “3 Reasons to Help Employees Understand and Reduce Substance Use”
LifeSpeak Inc.’s Director of Behavioral Health Dr. Terri-Lynn MacKay Featured in Healthcare Business Today: “3 Reasons to Help Employees Understand and Reduce Substance Use”
Occasional over-consumption – an extra drink after work, a bit of over indulging on weekends – can quietly sap energy, health, and productivity long before it meets a clinical definition of addiction. In Healthcare Business Today, LifeSpeak Inc.’s Director of Behavioral Health Dr. Terri-Lynn MacKay outlines three evidence-based ways employers can help employees understand and reduce their substance use: making personal consumption data meaningful, connecting use to broader mental-health goals, and providing confidential, expert-led support.
Data from LifeSpeak’s ALAViDA Substance Use show 80% of members reduce their alcohol intake by an average of 2.3 drinks per day, and 79% report fewer depressive symptoms – demonstrating the impact of education paired with accessible, stigma-free care.