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To: i-node who wrote (651371)	4/13/2012 6:52:07 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580255

I'm sure we do have addicts holding all kinds of jobs. I've known of several doctors who got in trouble getting addicted to drugs. But if it were legal, they wouldn't have gotten into trouble unless people found out or something bad happened and people found out. Point is we don't want that. The lady you spoke of isn't working in her career ... basically because people found out. People could hire her if it didn't matter to them. Courts often order people to attend drug/alcohol programs of one kind or another, but not rehab, which is a different thing that generally involves real treatment. And its much more expensive. And harder work for the addict.

To: i-node who wrote (651371)	4/13/2012 8:21:03 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1580255

Inode, > I know you may find this shocking but not all drug addicts are unable to function in every day life. Would you hire a known drug (or alcohol) addict to your CPA practice? Would you let a surgeon operate on you if you knew he or she was a drug (or alcohol) addict? Would you feel comfortable with the driver of an 18-wheeler tailgating you and being high on meth? It's one thing to allow people to screw up their own lives. It's yet another thing to deny they're screwing up anyone else's lives. Tenchusatsu