Oops, sorry. Depends on the situation regarding time and stability sober. Your years should count, my months don't. I'm thinking if you're thinking of picking up again given your history you might want to rethink your career choice, ethics and pracicality come into play. The closest I get now until some years sober is teaching a prevention course at the university here. There are lots of alcoholics/addicts in the profession, not all of them clean and sober unfortunately. Lots in the helping field overall, doctors, nurses, counselors, on and on. Recovered and healthy they can be a real plus, not so the ought not be active in the field. I couldn't do it any longer and live with myself. We all make our own choices. Hey I'm alive, I do my best, I've got no complaints or regrets, it is what it is, I move on, older and hopefully wiser.