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**DghtRdc** · 05-02-2012, 03:56 AM

The irony of it is that the health care professions have the highest percentage of smokers amongst all career fields; I think law enforcement is second, though I'm not 100% sure on that one. They're stressful career fields, go figure.

Personally I use dissolvable snuff tabs while at work, look like lozenges, no need to spit. I don't personally have a problem with a no smoking policy while on company time and property. But a nicotine test? Well, I'd fail that because the tabs contain what? I hope someone tries to push that policy here in NC, I'd like to count the seconds before a lawsuit got filed.

05-02-2012, 03:56 AM	#16
DghtRdc Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 517 Senior Member	The irony of it is that the health care professions have the highest percentage of smokers amongst all career fields; I think law enforcement is second, though I'm not 100% sure on that one. They're stressful career fields, go figure. Personally I use dissolvable snuff tabs while at work, look like lozenges, no need to spit. I don't personally have a problem with a no smoking policy while on company time and property. But a nicotine test? Well, I'd fail that because the tabs contain what? I hope someone tries to push that policy here in NC, I'd like to count the seconds before a lawsuit got filed.
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