Working for yourself has its perks. However, running a business entirely out of your home also has a significant number of drawbacks. Several of those drawbacks combine together to lead to a bigger one which plagues a number of people who work from home: drug addiction.

Here are a few of the reasons that drug addiction is common among people who work from home:

• You set your own hours. You can sleep through the hangover.
• There is no one to report to. Since you don’t have a boss or co-workers, there’s no one to tell you to nip it in the bud. You can even leave the drugs right on your desk and no one will know.
• Isolation. Working from home can create a sense of isolation which increases the likelihood that you’ll develop an addiction.
• Pressure. You need to make your business work. Cocaine addiction and other high-performace drug addiction is a common result.

Working from home doesn’t automatically mean that you’re going to develop a drug addiction. However, if you are a recreational drug user or have a history of drug problems in your family, you might want to seek out assistance in preventing the problem from developing. Prevention is always better than intervention whenever possible.

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