This is a great story. Getting out success stories like this is so important in reducing the stigma associated with addiction. Employers need to hear over and over again from their peers that recovering people are worth taking a chance on.
People in Recovery Make Good Employees
Published by Jason Schwartz
I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I no longer work at Dawn Farm and am now the Director of Behavioral Medicine at a community hospital, and a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time. View all posts by Jason Schwartz