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I am a 35 year veteran of nursing. I made a bad judgement while caring for my Mother. I took 40-50 of her xanax. I was turned in by a family member and began the long chain of events to have drug screens done. I have been negative since starting last summer. I went out of the country for 23 days, returned and did a screen the day after I came back. It was positive for benzos. The next screen was negative. I did not take any drugs of any kind other than my scripts. I have searched the internet for help with an explanation and have come up empty. I have been discharged and will have to face the board. Does anyone have any advice or experience with something like this? I am continuing to screen until I hear from the board.

Thanks:o :( :( :(

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I am a 35 year veteran of nursing. I made a bad judgement while caring for my Mother. I took 40-50 of her xanax. I was turned in by a family member and began the long chain of events to have drug screens done. I have been negative since starting last summer. I went out of the country for 23 days, returned and did a screen the day after I came back. It was positive for benzos. The next screen was negative. I did not take any drugs of any kind other than my scripts. I have searched the internet for help with an explanation and have come up empty. I have been discharged and will have to face the board. Does anyone have any advice or experience with something like this? I am continuing to screen until I hear from the board.

Thanks:o :( :( :(

Yes bad decision. Curious why "loopy1"? The only experience I have with drug screens is that they do them at work by random selection and I write on the form that I am on prescription Ativan 1 mg BID and nothing has ever been said in 8 years that I've been on Ativan. Never asked for the doctors name or to see the prescription bottle.

I find it distrubing that you took so many Xanax. I could understand taking care of your Mother being stressful and taking an occasional Xanax but 40-50 pills? Obviously the family member thought they had a good reason to report you. I'm afraid you will have to suffer the consequences of your actions.

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