Should i admit i've taken drugs in the past?

Question

I'm applying to be a correctional officer and the application form asks me to provide, in detail, all drugs i've taken in the past and when. i smoked pot once in high school and have taken Exctasy several time in the past year. I'm not addicted to anything and if required to take a urine sample i will pass. Should i admit that i've done the drugs in the past or just mark "No"?

Answer 1

honestly, check no. reason is you have used ecstacy in the past which is a big no no when it comes to being a peace officer. deny and deny. you will be given a lie detector test and in this case still deny to the end. worse case scenario is that you will show that their is some deception on that partcular question and it will be up to the committee to decide to hire you or not.

let me digress a little bit. if you say yes to ecstacy or lsd, you will be denied on the spot and will not be allowed to continue with the hiring process. those 2 drugs are "eliminating" factors. so that is why i tell you to say no and continue with hiring process because there is still a chance you will get hired considering all things being equal, you are a good candidate. everyone knows someone who was a druggy in school and is now a cop or co or something. that's because they denied it, in this case honesty isn't the best policy.

Answer 2

Hey Skipper747, hate to break this to you, but that "6 pack" is a drug. You're not anti-drugs, you are just anti drugs that you don't happen to use. A hung over pilot is not much of an improvement over a stoned pilot. A lot of people experiment with drugs when young - (including our past 3 presidents). That's a change from the 70's when almost everyone experimented with drugs. If trying drugs in college disqualified you from becoming a pilot, the number of pilots between the age of 50 and 60 would be decimated! Make no mistake about it, if he is going to fly a plane - commercially or as private pilot - he has to make a choice between doing that or doing drugs, he can't do both. Having said that, if he has not been using drugs for years and has no arrest record, he should be able to pass the physical.

Answer 3

From personal experience I would say no.
I applied as a Police Officer and was knocked out of the selection process due to smoking 4 years back. I was raned #1 on the test scores, did well on my physical exam and am a OIF veteran.
I would check no...wish i had of

Answer 4

I would definetly lie. If they have no way to prove that you've done any drugs, than don't give than any reason to believe otherwise. Don't risk your future by telling the truth (haha never thought i'd say that).

Answer 5

If you want the job, that's a "no" question. As long as you're not on anything now, you'll pass the drug test and everything will be okay.

Answer 6

there is no reason to. i've done a bunch of stuff in the past, and now i'm a teacher.....

everyone has.

Answer 7

be truthful.

Answer 8

NOOOOO!!!!!