I have been an LPN for 22 years with an absolute unblemished disciplinary record, something I am very proud of. For the first time in about 15-16 years I smoked pot on 2 seperate occasions. Lucky me, 4 days after, I was called for a drug test by my employer to clear up a deviation on a narcotics count sheet. I was honest with my Supervisor and told her exactly why I was refusing and resigned from the company I was with for 15 years. I did not want a positive THC result on my record. I was reported to the State board, who after an investigation, came to the conclusion that I would have my license on Probation, enroll in a drug screening program and involve my primary care Dr. and Pharmacy to have any controlled substance prescriptions I might obtain monitored by the Board for a year. I didn't accept the agreement and chose to have a formal hearing instead. I wanted a chance to stand up for myself because the Board concluded that I was "unfit, or incompetent by reason of negligence habit" and "guilty of unprofessional conduct". I am currently waiting on a hearing date. I didn't think I would be this nervous, but I'm making myself sick over it.
Perhaps someone out there has been in this boat, or similar boat, before.
