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Bankers hitting the bottle and going into rehab - 3/24/2009 6:07:46 PM   
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Another sign of the times, Wall Street bankers are hitting the bottle and heading into rehab to sober up.
 
"Rehab centers see bankers driven to drink"

Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:03pm EDTBy Claudia Parsons

"NEW CANAAN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Cocaine and martinis on Wall Street? Nothing new there. Masters of the Universe admitting they have an alcohol problem? Not so common.

Experts say more and more people in finance are seeking treatment for addiction as the global economic crisis sinks its teeth into a high-stakes industry where confidence is the name of the game and nobody wants to admit to a weakness.

"We absolutely do see more people coming in naming either a job loss or huge financial reversals or big investments with Bernie Madoff," said Sigurd Ackerman, medical director at Silver Hill Hospital rehabilitation facility in New Canaan, Connecticut.

"They're being admitted with depression or increases in substance abuse, or both."

Ackerman said there was a high concentration of financial professionals in the town, 40 miles from New York, whose main streets are lined with high-end boutiques catering to the well-heeled wives of hedge fund managers and bankers."

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52N0GB20090324

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RE: Bankers hitting the bottle and going into rehab - 3/24/2009 6:24:42 PM   
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From your link:

Alcohol has long oiled the wheels of commerce on Wall Street, where bankers working long hours will entertain clients over dinner and drinks, or let off steam at late-night clubs with hard liquor and drugs.

Robert Curry, founder of Turning Point for Leaders, a coaching and consulting firm in New Canaan that creates treatment programs for senior executives, said the financial crisis was a factor in more drink and drug use................................
A month in rehab costs from $25,000 at Caron up to around $60,000 at high-end private facilities.

It's just tragic.

These poor overworked victims struggling under the weight of harsh economic times.

Thank God they can afford the $25-$60k a month rehab or we might see them jumping out of buildings on Wall Street.





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RE: Bankers hitting the bottle and going into rehab - 3/24/2009 6:25:53 PM   
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What's the difference between an alcoholic and a skid-row drunk?

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RE: Bankers hitting the bottle and going into rehab - 3/24/2009 6:28:24 PM   
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Not sure what you mean.

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RE: Bankers hitting the bottle and going into rehab - 3/24/2009 6:28:51 PM   
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cuppla thousand dollars

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RE: Bankers hitting the bottle and going into rehab - 3/24/2009 6:33:22 PM   
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Skid row drunks don't call you in the morning to apologize.

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RE: Bankers hitting the bottle and going into rehab - 3/24/2009 6:44:05 PM   
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LOL, Ven, they're only "Masters of the Universe" when things are going good aren't they?
They're not so tough when things are going bad.

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RE: Bankers hitting the bottle and going into rehab - 3/24/2009 7:04:31 PM   
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   Lucy got it!

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RE: Bankers hitting the bottle and going into rehab - 3/24/2009 7:07:55 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Vendaval
What's the difference between an alcoholic and a skid-row drunk?


None. Lines are cleaner though  .

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RE: Bankers hitting the bottle and going into rehab - 3/24/2009 8:35:59 PM   
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Which bottle are they hitting?
The 1787 Chateau Lafite?


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RE: Bankers hitting the bottle and going into rehab - 3/24/2009 8:56:35 PM   
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ORIGINAL: MadAxeman

Which bottle are they hitting?
The 1787 Chateau Lafite?



Un Romanée-Conti fera l'affaire, merci.

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RE: Bankers hitting the bottle and going into rehab - 3/24/2009 11:13:20 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Vendaval

What's the difference between an alcoholic and a skid-row drunk?


Alcoholics go to meetings.

Clearly, these sumbitches aren't going to jump off of buildings the way they're s'posed to... time to round up some tossin' parties


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