DOJ finds nursing board discriminates against nurses with Opiod Use Disorder

About time a nursing board changes their ways. 

All this talk about acknowledging nurses and their mental health... we're starting to see some light now. 

I honestly put in a complaint with the CA DOJ about CA BRN and how they process complaints regarding nurses with disabilities. 

So thank you for posting this. We have to stick together. 

Wow...I was addicted to opiates after several injuries in 2003-2004.  My Dr. was prescribing me 120 oxycontin and vicodin for breakthrough pain.  This was right when Big Pharma (purdue) was convincing Dr's that oxycontin wasn't addictive. Long story short I got Hooked and never High. However the sickness of withdrawl was unbearable.  I was a relief charge nurse in the ER.  I had to take the meds just to function.  It got to the point that I turned to street drugs, HOWEVER I never missed work and never diverted any drugs.  The accusation against me was that I filled in a RX with 3 refills (which I did do because I was desperate)

Hopefully this opens the door into investigation of all states that are discriminating in their monitoring programs, BONs, and facilities. Additionally, I feel that it should be uniform across all states, not just Indiana. I encourage people to look up their states policies and fill out short form on the Department of Justice website to create a report. Hundreds of thousands of Nurses have been a part of the epidemic and are now recovered and trying to build their lives back. 

Times are changing, thank Goodness!