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Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace: Sonja Farak’s Addiction Cripples a State’s Judicial System

May 14, 2021 • Stefania Sigurdson Forbes • Season 1 • Episode 10

What do you do when a work relationship has been working well for over a decade... suddenly doesn't? Sometimes a colleague has an addiction to drugs or alcohol that can throw off a whole project, team or even a state's judicial system.

In this episode, we discuss Sonja Farak's addiction and how it crippled a state's judicial system. If you are interested in this topic, you may want to check out "How to Fix a Drug Scandal" on Netflix.

Research:

https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/80233339

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a31991509/sonja-farak-how-to-fix-a-drug-scandal-netflix/

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/apr/01/how-to-fix-a-drug-scandal-netflix-erin-lee-carr

https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/04/sonja-farak-netflix-drug-scandal/

https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/04/netflix-fix-drug-scandal-story/

Music Credit:

Kai Engel:
Dark Alleys
Downpour
Augmentations

Chris Zabruskie:
Pain
That Kid in 4th Grade Who Liked the Denver Broncos

Synth Kid:
Chromatic

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