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Can I Be Terminated for Checking Myself Into a Drug Treatment Program?

Question by : Can I be terminated for checking myself into a drug treatment program?
I live in Missouri and voluntarily checked myself into a drug treatment center. I was never accused of using drugs or alcohol while on the job and I passed all UA’s they gave me. Now they are saying that they can terminate me because of their “zero tolerance” policy. Can they legally do this?

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Answer by OGRE!!!
i’m pretty sure that’s illegal.

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Certified Stroke Centers More Likely to Give Clot-Busting Drugs

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Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is the only drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency treatment for people who have ischemic (clot-caused) stroke. The durg can reduce stroke disability. "The stroke center concept …
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Is the International Narcotics Control Board Ignoring Human Rights?

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A recent report by the UN special rapporteur on torture charged that compulsory drug treatment centers in some countries, particularly Vietnam and Thailand, constitute "forced labor" camps that engage in "torture." Long-time addiction writer Maia …
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Warning system helps in control of HIV

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… of HIV budding from a cultured white blood cell.(Source: C. Goldsmith, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) … lower viral load and a slower rate of immune impairment. This can help them live healthier lives for longer, before requiring …
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