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The hair and nail test was the first thing that entered my mind.

Curious as to if you are on Vivitrol. I had the same thing happen and the only thing I can think of is it has something to do with the Vivitrol.

The only person I know that has not gotten approval is a nurse in my nursing support group that has been through IPN more than once. He is the only person I know that has not been approved. What part of Florida are you looking to get the injection?

I also had an initial eval at Health Care Connections. I had been clean for 3 years by the time IPN got ahold of me. I had to do a 5 day inpatient evaluation. The entire week the counselor had been talking to my husband with out my knowledge. The led him to believe I was doing drugs again. My drug problem was very hard on our relationship and I worked hard to regain his trust. When the time came when my husband and grown daughter came to HCC to sit down to discuss the plan it was revealed hair, blood and urine were all negative but they felt I could benefit from 8 weeks of residential treatment. How does that work. I was able to convince them to do IOP because of all the negative screens.

Send an email to your case manager stating you intent to do so. It has to be approved by their medical director then your case manager will send you their decision. They also have a list of places that do the injections. It is VERY expensive but there are programs out there that can put you in a program that covers the cost.

I have to have another evaluation for something stupid that has nothing to do with my drug history. My concern is the evaluators are all affiliated with inpatient facilities I am afraid they are going to feel I should do more inpatient therapy. I had that problem when I had my first evaluation. My drug problem started with an injury and IPN would not take me till I had the surgery to fix it because that would still require narcotics. By the time I got into IPN I was clean 3 years. When I went for my initial eval hair, blood and urine were negative, needless to say. The recommendation was for me to do 8-12 weeks of inpatient therapy even though I had been clean. After long discussion I was able to do IOP and managed to get through almost five year contract until I came up positive for ETG. Needless to say I was floored but seems they have the upper hand. If they want to extend my contract that is fine, even though it costs me more money I have just accepted them as part of life anymore. My concern is, if they insist on more therapy for something I didn't do, I will have to be off work. I don't want to stick my co workers to work short handed and being off will put a burden to my income. Not to mention if I don't present with a positive drug screen, my insurance won't pay for treatment. I may be putting the cart before the horse but just trying to stay ahead. PS GO Steelers, Go Pens and Raise the Jolley Roger

I have had to have my 5 year contract extended due to not having a job. I finally agreed to Vivitrol injections which eliminated my key restriction. Currently working at a hospital. You need to get past human resources and right to the nurse manager that needs the coverage.

I know this is a little late and I am sure you have had your evaluation done. I chose Health Care Connections and although at that point I had been clean 3 years and my hair, blood and urine were all negative, they still insisted I needed 6-12 weeks of inpatient therapy. I had no money and could not afford inpatient therapy. Their response; if I present with a positive drug screen my insurance will pay for. What kind of help is that? I don't deny having a drug problem history but really....3 years clean and they insist on inpatient therapy.

Thanks Horseshoe, I am a fanatic about proper spelling and grammar. I think I will try to delete and repost on the link you suggested. Thank you for your input.

I have noticed through out some of the articles related to mental health/drug rehab programs people have mentioned using an attorney. I am almost finished with a program and have jumped through all hoops and this last one seems to be a bit tight. Just wondering if the people that have hired attorneys have found it to be successful and worth the added expense. Thanks for any input.

You need to check your contract. My first thought when I got my IPN contract was wait till I was done before going back to work. Come to find out I can't finish the contract until I have worked 18 months. I have a year narcotic restriction then I have to work 6 months passing narcotics. I started applying for positions 3 years into my contract and had a horrible time after what I thought were great interviews. Not only did I have to reveal my IPN contract I now had a gap in nursing along with a narcotic restriction. I opted to go on vitriol to eliminate my narcotic restriction. I was finally able to land a job and thrilled to be back in nursing. I have arthritis pretty bad and sometimes just want try to get disability but I really want my license to be clear in the event I need to use it somewhere down the road so I am just going to do what I need to do to satisfy my contract. Good luck to you

I am a participant in Florida's IPN program. I am on the down hill slide of 5 years and needless to say can't wait to be done. I don't go in and check my test results because quite frankly, what is the sense if you didn't do anything. I logged onto the Affinity site to print off my past year test results for another license I am applying for and the test I did last Thursday, Oct 5 is posted as "partial test result" and the next column says "processing" I always thought these tests posted pretty quick. Does anyone have any idea what this means? Thanks for any input.