A biotech company says it put dopamine-making cells into peopleā€™s brains::The experiment to treat Parkinsonā€™s is a critical early test of stem cellsā€™ potential to tackle serious disease.

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    Dude, Iā€™ve gotten rejected from jobs because of it. Yes itā€™s illegal, no itā€™s often not worth suing if the government decides not to take the case

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        Iā€™m not sure why this would ever come up in a job interview, itā€™s not your employerā€™s business.

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          It wouldnā€™t come up in an interview, unless itā€™s a tiny business.

          Being ADHD myself, it wouldnā€™t surprise me if the person above made it a topic of conversation themselves. Inability to shut ones mouth is something I am more than familiar with.

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            It could also be a matter of them disclosing it to get accommodations.

            ā€œBy the way, I have ADHD, so might need a bit of help here and thereā€ seems entirely reasonable for someone to say in an interview, but might also get them rejected.

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              Oh itā€™s totally reasonable to bring it up but I still wouldnā€™t do it though.

              Rarely have I had a company be upfront about any issues they have so I am more than willing to reciprocate.

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          Pre-employment drug screens test for amphetamines so it will come up on that screening if the company does them.

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            I have never had a problem with that. If itā€™s a prescription and it shows on a test, itā€™s not any business of the prospective employer. When I am at the testing facility, I always disclose to them that I am taking amphetamines. I dunno if they have a box they need to check off for that, but I really donā€™t care. Since my medications are legal, any disclosure of that testing data would fall directly into the category of HIPAA and not something your average company can handle.

            At least in the US, scheduled medication is tracked fairly hard. I suspect my name would come up if the testing facility checks for that kind of thing. (Just speculation: I have no idea how the system works on the backend.)

            More speculation: There may be specific markers in legal, scheduled medications. Is that a thing? If so, it might be a clue into legal or illegal use for the test.