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Reply #12: Drug & alcohol addiction is a disease according to the AMA
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ultraist
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Tue Jan-25-05 05:52 PM
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12. Drug & alcohol addiction is a disease according to the AMA |
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But, an employer can still fire an employee for alcohol use. Just because it is a disease as stipulated by the American Medical Assoc, doesn't mean an employer has to allow someone to be drunk on the job.
Some states do not consider it a disability though. I believe that MN is one of the few that do. Not all conditions/diseases qualify as a disability.
Smoking addiction has not been determined to be a disease as has drug/alcohol addiction.
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