I hear great things about the KARE program. I am from WV and our program sucks. The RN's I know who are advocating for better programs here say that KARE is awesome.
I hope to god you never are my nurse or anyone in my family's. I respect the love of your license, but my job means NOTHING to me if I knowingly let a patient have a bad, possibly fatal outcome because I failed to act in a manner that could have pre...
Pot is not the issue--it didn't "lead to meth use"--his disease led him to BOTH drugs. How many of us forget that alcohol is a drug, too, yet no one takes issue with someone having a few drinks once a week, or once a month, whatever? The majority o...
I would take some vacation or sick time, detox (the physical stuff is only a few days), and start going to NA/AA meetings. Do as much as you can on your own until you find out what your options are in your state. Every day that you go to work, you ...
janaRNWV replied to MizChelleRN's topic in Recovery
Hi, My name is Jana, I'm a 38 year old recovering opiate addict from WV. I began my journey to addiction with chronic pain, and used my pain meds responsible...until I didn't any more. I'd like to say that I know when and why I crossed the line, bu...