I got drug tested at work a couple of weeks ago & came out + for marijuana. I smoke here and there - one joint may last a week or even longer - it is purely recreational & not a "hard core drug problem". I was reffered to TPAPN by my employer & recieved my primary assessment. My problem is I really don't think that I have this huge drug abuse that is warranted by all that TPAPN entails. The problem isn't that I wouldn't be able to stop smoking (which I could easily do) - it's the program itself. I wouldn't be able to drink alcohol, would have to attend meetings, pay for costs, etc. I was wondering how difficult it would be to refuse TPAPN & take my case to the BNE.
MY QUESTIONS:
Would I have a shot of a "lesser" sentence?
Would I need a lawyer?
Should I just bite the bullet & accept TPAPN?
I have been a nurse for ~30 years & have always come out clean on drug tests. I know that smoking pot is illegal and I know that my actions have consequences that I must own up to. Please any advice would be greatly appreciated. THANKS
i could try, but i think it says in the rules that a script post test doesn't count. it's no good, besides i don't know if my doc would write the script. i can ask, but i don't know if it will work. thanks for your input and advice. i still haven't talked to a tpapn case manager. so, we'll see, like my husband says maybe it won't be so bad, i'm admitting i took a pill, and i didn't buy it off the street, i didn't steal it from a patient, and i don't have a positive test prior to this. we'll see. it's just that it will screw up all my plans. i'm back in school to get my bsn and i work prn for the school district. my plan was to get my bsn and go to work full time for the school district. now that will never happen. they're not gonna let me be autonomous and pass out adderall and ritalin. i really wanted to leave where i am now. i hate working nights, i can't work days cuz the girls are so mean!! , i'm tired of working weekends, call, fighting for summer vacations, and holidays. this just sucks, and it's more than my husband bargained for. thanks again
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And why would they check you for Soma? That's not on the normal UDS, is it?
Since healthcare workers have access to a wide range of medications at the workplace (Soma, Darvocet, Fentanyl, Methadone, Lyrica), thry tend to receive a more inclusive drug screen than the rest of the general public.
Lay people usually receive the very simple "NIDA-5" drug screen that tests for the big 5: cannabinoids, cocaine, amphetamines, opiates, and PCP.
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i could try, but i think it says in the rules that a script post test doesn't count. it's no good, besides i don't know if my doc would write the script. i can ask, but i don't know if it will work. thanks for your input and advice. i still haven't talked to a tpapn case manager. so, we'll see, like my husband says maybe it won't be so bad, i'm admitting i took a pill, and i didn't buy it off the street, i didn't steal it from a patient, and i don't have a positive test prior to this. we'll see. it's just that it will screw up all my plans. i'm back in school to get my bsn and i work prn for the school district. my plan was to get my bsn and go to work full time for the school district. now that will never happen. they're not gonna let me be autonomous and pass out adderall and ritalin. i really wanted to leave where i am now. i hate working nights, i can't work days cuz the girls are so mean!! , i'm tired of working weekends, call, fighting for summer vacations, and holidays. this just sucks, and it's more than my husband bargained for. thanks again