A good example of a drug use policy

[mcsap]

This is an example of my PD's drug use policy. Other PD's will differ but this is a good example to go by.


Criteria for rejection .


· An applicant, who has used any illegal drugs while employed in any law enforcement or
prosecutorial position, or while employed in a position of public trust, will be found
unsuitable for employment. Dont bother applying

· An applicant who is discovered to have misrepresented his/her drug history will be found
unsuitable for employment. if you lie , you are done even if it may not have otherwise disqualified you


· An applicant who has participated in the manufacturing or distributing of any illegal drug
at any time will be found unsuitable for employment.No age or time limits.


· An applicant who has used any illegal drug (including non-prescription use of anabolic
steroids), other than marijuana, within the last five (5) years may be found unsuitable for
employment. After the 5 year period, one could apply.


· An applicant who has used marijuana within the last three (3) years may be found
unsuitable for employment.After the 3 year period , one could apply


· Evidence demonstrating repeated use of any drug or chemical substance with such
frequency that it appears the applicant has or had accepted the use and / or reliance upon
the substance as part of a pattern of behavior will be found unsuitable for employment.
We decide how much is too much. Your interpretation may not be ours.



· Illegal drug use outside the above standards will be considered on a case by case basis in
accordance with the drug policy of the law enforcement agency being considered for
employment.We reserve the right to determine what WE feel is in the best interest of the dept , hard drugs are out.

[SANE-A30]

I think that pretty much sums it up

I wish the medical field was as strict as this... in the past I have worked with other nurses that got caught with their hands in the cookie jar and after attending a class was allowed to come back to work!!! which is rediculous...

[Kimble]

Made as a Sticky Thread for future reference.

[marinepilot]

Excellent post!

As another example, the two major agencies around me are different as far as drugs goes. One allows you to have tried drugs stronger than marijuana (cocaine, etc.) as long as it hasn't been within the last 5 years, but the other one anything more than marijuana is an automatic DQ. Most of the rest of what you said is pretty much the same here.

[cntryboy0531]

Made as a Sticky Thread for future reference.

Just an example of mods abusing their powers...

[Infan_3]

Evidence demonstrating repeated use of any drug or chemical substance with such
frequency that it appears the applicant has or had accepted the use and / or reliance upon
the substance as part of a pattern of behavior will be found unsuitable for employment.
We decide how much is too much. Your interpretation may not be ours.



So smoking tobacco could be a DQ with this department?

[GoDirectly2Jail]

There have been departments that have stipulated that their agencies are tobacco-free. So, yes.

[mobrien316]

Yeah, but the part about marijuana doesn't count if the applicant really doesn't believe that marijuana should be illegal, right?

[cntryboy0531]

Yeah, but the part about marijuana doesn't count if the applicant really doesn't believe that marijuana should be illegal, right?

It also doesn't count if they didn't inhale, or only inhaled half a breath and then quickly exhaled.

[G35 Mass]

Or as in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: NO police officer hired after Jan 01, 1988 can smoke. Period.

Section 101A. Subsequent to January first, nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, no person who smokes any tobacco product shall be eligible for appointment as a police officer or firefighter in a city or town and no person so appointed after said date shall continue in such office or position if such person thereafter smokes any tobacco products. The personnel administrator shall promulgate regulations for the implementation of this section.

[eturene2002]

Should i check different agencies to see whats there policy on drug use even though i had stop?

[mcsap]

Should i check different agencies to see whats there policy on drug use even though i had stop?

What does this mean ?

[greg72982]

Should i check different agencies to see whats there policy on drug use even though i had stop?

If you had to stop yourself, you most likely violated the policy.

[MikeG]

Should i check different agencies to see whats there policy on drug use even though i had stop?

No, just move back to Kentucky.

[Kimble]

Should i check different agencies to see whats there policy on drug use even though i had stop?

"...even though I had stop"... You sure you've stopped using?