Some will suffer setbacks. Others need to deal with legal, health, or family problems caused by past drug abuse. Probe commitment to change with multiple interviews and written tests. Ex-substance abusers often need counseling on basic social and workplace skills. Turn your dedication to recovering workers into a selling point.
Most people have a friend or relative undone by drugs or alcohol.
That offsets the stigma attached to addiction. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved.