Should Firefighters Be Randomly Screened for Drug/alcohol Abuse?

Published March 4, 2012

Question by SQUEEZEBUNT&GO!: Should firefighters be randomly screened for drug/alcohol abuse?
Boston firefighters are “fired” up about this. Do they have something to hide?

Best answer:

Answer by David L
The military and civilian law enforcement are, so I don’t see their issue with it.

What do you think? Answer below!

Heller team helps fight prescription drug abuse

Filed under: Boston Drug Abuse

By Susan Chaityn LebovitsMarch 5, 2012 Prescription drug abuse is rising at alarming rates, with abusers tapping multiple sources to fill prescriptions. Overdose death rates due to the prescription drug epidemic now far outpaces those from the prior …
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Narcotic Painkillers Another Threat to Traumatized War Vets: Study

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