Suicide Prevention In The Legal Profession
For Suicide Prevention Month, learn the two-ask rule and resolve to never mind your own business if you see the signs.
In the summer of 2005, I decided to end my life by suicide. I was lucky to have family intervene, or I might not be here today.
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Brian Cuban (@bcuban) is The Addicted Lawyer. Brian is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, The Addicted Lawyer: Tales Of The Bar, Booze, Blow & Redemption (affiliate link). A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, he somehow made it through as an alcoholic then added cocaine to his résumé as a practicing attorney. He went into recovery April 8, 2007. He left the practice of law and now writes and speaks on recovery topics, not only for the legal profession, but on recovery in general. He can be reached at [email protected].
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