Here's the quote from the article posted by Utah Girl (# 38). "Treatment program" is not clearly defined as to whether it was for alcohol or drug abuse. The only indication of drug abuse is based upon old prison records. Short answer.......no, based upon this source, there is no indication of Ricci using drugs (other than alcohol) since his release from prison in September, 2000.
Thanks for a reasonable post.
Context. Look at the context of the statement. The part about his trouble with drug abuse seems to be there as an explanation of the mention of a treatment program.
He used drugs while out on parole. Hell, he used drugs in prison! Look it up, his revolving-door release was delayed one time b/c of that.
As for his sterling employment record with Mr. Mitchell, he had worked for the nursery for a grand total of what? How much time is it from May (I think it was May 15?) to June 14? A whole month? Even most losers I've seen in criminal court can hold on to a job that long. Mr. Mitchell is clearly a compassionate soul who truly believes that a guy can be completely rehabilitated after numerous go-rounds in jail. Bless Mr. Mitchell's kind heart for this, we are lucky to have such goodhearted people.
If you believe Ricci didn't use drugs while out on parole, you would probably hire Madelyne Toogood as a nanny, or hire her husband, Mr. Nobody-Knows-His-Name to do the roof.