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That's encouraging actually. I know my license may never be the same but after everything I'm willing to work under any restrictions necessary.

Oh....I completely misunderstood. Thank you for clarifying.

I'm desperate and will dig into whatever I have to. Thank you so much.

Wait...what?? There aren't any approved facilities or it's just impossible to be accepted?? I'm sick to my stomach....

Holy cow....that's a lot to take in. It never occurred to me to do any of those measures. I can't begin to express to you all how amazing and helpful you e been to me! It also takes some of the sting away knowing I'm not alone in this. Knowing others can advise me with the best way to approach this is so amazing. I have a lot of work ahead of me but at least now I have a starting point. I love you guys!!!

Thank you all so much. That's a huge weight off my chest.

I can't tell you how much that helps me. I do have to say knowing the records are sealed takes some weight off my chest. I'll go inactive. One thing I haven't mentioned because it's the worst part. I have a son that just turned 2 that I let down. I do take solace in that he's too young o understand and won't remember all this. Rehab scares me a lot because it seems the concensus is that my horrible drug of choice will likely land my inpatient. One person said they were in from Oct-Feb. Do they let toddlers visit?? It'll kill me to be away from him that long...do they let you go home for a bit during rehab to see your family??

Thank you!!

Thank you for your input, it's appreciated. I'm glad to hear that they took it easy on you, we make mistakes. I think you're right about the meth though....I doubt I will be given an outpatient option...

Thank you so much for your support. I'm feeling so terrible right now. I know cognitively what you're saying is so right...getting caught is my worst nightmare but better the alternative. It just felt like everything around me was crashing and all the air in the room was sucked out. Emotionally...I'm a mess. You're right that I need to stop scouring the site and wait for what's next. I just can't shut my mind off reliving that moment and thinking about rehab...12 steps...drug test....restrictions...I'm heartbroken.

Thank you for not sugar coating anything. I need to be as realistic as possible looking at the consequences. Looking at the OH BON site I believe I am about to find out that OH is as bad as PA in regards to hoops. It really hurts to know home health will be out bc I really liked the freedom. Rehab sounds scary...and awful. Were you trapped there or did you ever get to go home for breaks?? That's a really long time!! I need to mentally prepare myself for this...I was hoping it'd be like 30 days or something. I'm still prepared to do whatever it takes to get my life back on track though.

I'm not sure if there's a number to call. Right now I'm just waiting to be contacted and scouring the BON site for answers. I know there's a program here but the site is so vague....or maybe it's just me panicking? I don't know. I will contact my supervisor to ask about a number. Thank you.

I knew I was heading down a bad road but I didn't know how to stop. This is the last thing I ever saw happening, but from I guess it's only up from rock bottom.Thank you both for your support. It means a lot...especially right now.

Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction. My head is swimming right now.

So I've only had my nursing license since 2011, and I love what I do. Unfortunately, I messed up really bad and now I'm worried about what's next. I tested positive for meth about a week ago. My problem started about a year ago when I hurt my back lifting a patient because I work home health and had no one to as for help. I didn't want to take too much time off work so my doctor prescribed me Norco just for a short time. Problem is my back kept hurting but I didn't want to go back and ask for more because I'm a nurse and thought it was a conflict. So I started skimming them off patients. I'm from a small town and a I ran into a former friend who was into street drugs and said it was cheap. I reasoned it that at least I wasn't stealing from my patients. It got to where I was doing it daily to get through the day....I don't know how I got here. My supervisor got suspicious and called me into HR and I took a UA hoping that I would be clean because it had been a day or two. I wasn't and now I'm terrified of what's going to happen next. I've been looking online at the procedures but honestly I can't think straight. I worked so hard to get my degree and now it's all gone. Can someone please shed some light on what's next?? I've got an OH license. I looked at the BON site for insight for the program regarding drug abuse and chemically dependent nurses. It says something about rehab being an option to save my license along with some very stiff restrictions. Where would I go?? Thank you all in advance.