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Old 08-04-2015, 07:31 AM   #661
Hugh Jahrmes
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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle View Post

If I got arrested tomorrow with trafficking amounts of drugs on me and I got fired (which I would), no one would be asking if my employer had done enough to help me with my addiction before firing me

Who said trafficking? What I've seen is that carrying controlled substances- any amount- over the border can result in smuggling charges.

And what if the substance you're caught with is a narcotic painkiller, to which you'd developed a dependency as a result of wear and tear of your employment? Sad truth is, if what I've read he was caught with is true and he was indeed addicted, there's a very real chance he actually "needed" to have them with him. Opiates are a whole different beast, and I've seen too many people struggle.

We don't know the details and I think speculation in these cases, without new and verified facts, has no positive effect.
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