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Ohio leads the nation in opiate abuse. Across our communities, Mercy Health has a priority to help put an end to the opioid epidemic. Have you or anyone you've known been affected by drug abuse?
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Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
The interviewer is not asking this question to see if you have ever abused drugs. Compassion and healing are at the core of Mercy Health's mission. The interviewer is trying to see if you have experienced the effects of drug abuse. When someone is affected either personally or through someone they know, it tends to give a more profound understanding of what it takes to overcome these addictions.
Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
"I have never abused drugs of any type. I have a family member who was addicted to pain medicine after a bad car accident. I saw the effects that the addiction had not only on him but on his family, as well. It took a long time to break that addiction. I am glad to know that an institution like Mercy Health recognizes this epidemic for what it is, a crisis. I believe my personal experience with what I saw my family member go through is something I can use to encourage patients at Mercy Health to live a life free from drug abuse."
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Be honest. There is no wrong answer. If you have never used or been around someone who has used drugs, that's fine. If you have, that's ok, too. Now is a perfect time to share your feelings regarding an epidemic sweeping across our nation.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"Yes, my father was addicted to drugs and alcohol when I was growing up. He had been in the Vietnam War and came home with PTSD. He turned to drugs and alcohol, which ended up with my mother divorcing him when I was 12. It took him almost 40 years to get help, but he is now clean and sober and has been for almost five years. I am really proud of him and know how hard it is to admit when you have a problem."
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