Interview

Even though this little NPR interview with two addiction experts had a promising title of interesting subjects, What Triggers Addiction? How Can It Be Broken?, it was light on details because of its brevity. Of course brevity was what attracted me to it in the first place and I still found it a thoughtful piece. They covered a subject near the end of the interview on "choice" that I found particularly interesting because it so closely paralleled my own thoughts on the subject. You can click on the streaming audio here to pull up the player in a new window.

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It has been my experience that people who worry about passing a drug screen test for employment usually have good reason. A rule of thumb is that those who ask the most questions about timelines and false positives, will be those that should not have wasted the money and everyone’s time on the testing kit in the first place.

Do yourself a favor, if you are a recreational drug user and need to be able to pass an initial or random drug test- just quit or find a job that doesn’t require a healthy lifestyle. If your drug use is that important to you or the ability to stop doesn’t seem to manifest, well then a drug test is the least of your worries. It’s ironic that some people stress weekly about a habit they claim helps them unwind and eliminates stress. I ran across an article discussing the merits of telling the truth about drug use to potential employers this evening that got me to thinking about the subject and another common question.

Do you need to “come clean” with a potential employer that you are a recovering alcoholic or addict?

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