# "Have you used any illegal drug in the past five years?"

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [June 17, 2002, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-any-illegal-drug-in-the-past-five-years/114469 "2002-06-17T05:23:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Omnivore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e47774/32.png) [@Omnivore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnivore)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-any-illegal-drug-in-the-past-five-years/114469/58 "2002-06-22T22:03:13Z")

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It might be a trick question, with them expecting a great amount to answer yes, knowing that many people have at least tried drugs and the question is to determine just how truthful you will be.

For an application that important, I would have said yes if I had done any drugs in the last 5 years.

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