Quote:That's just the way intervention and drug treatment programs work.

 

If a person has a problem with substance abuse, they don't want to leave the door open for that person to just switch substances. They want to force them to deal with the underlining issue not self medicate themselves with another substance.

 

If you don't want to lose your ability to use substances in moderation and keep your job, don't get caught abusing substances. That or find yourself an employer that is okay with substance abuse. It's a free world and those jobs are out there.

What is considered abuse? Suppose a guy went out for the first time in a year drank 3 beers and got popped for dui...Is that abuse? Or a guy got hit with smoking a joint 2 years ago and then went to a bachelor party, drank a few drinks and got hit with a dui..Is that abuse? I can see when getting popped for dui or a drug charge is something that happens within a short span of time, but there is a HUGE difference between use and abuse...In a perfect world everyone would be responsible and do the designated driver thing, but the legal limit is so low it doesn't take much drinking to be over the legal limit....So who defines when someone abuses alcohol/drugs or who uses them responsibly...Granted illegal drugs is really not open to responsible use, but the point remains the same...What is the difference between use and abuse and who makes that determination?

 

I supposes getting popped for dui wouldn't be considered using alcohol responsibly, but still...when does it cross the line from use to abuse, and who makes that determination?

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