Blueyezone

What is life like now after inpatient? How often are the meetings and what other requirements, cost are you facing and for how long? Have you been released to work? If so how did the job search go...I want to thank you again for sharing your experience! I def plan to do the same whichever route I end up taking!?

How long was it from the time you refused the drug test/got fired... until the BON called you? I did talk to one and they also said he would def try for probation..not VDAP ... which is so confusing, since its the only way not to have a mark on your license? He never mentioned that part.. and probation sounded good until you read what it actually means...? Again thank you so much for responding..not many people I can talk to about this...

Thank you for responding! Was it at your hearing that you were given a choice of probation vs VDAP? Did you have an attorney or not? And in the case of going the VDAP route .. is there any advantage to having an attorney? Also did you continue to work while waiting on your hearing? Again just trying figure this all out the best I can! Appreciate any advice. ?

Can anyone tell me pros and cons of vdap vs probation? Best I can find is vdap if completed won't show on your record? Probation will always be there? I made a huge mistake and tried something that had thc, first and only time....totally stupid on my part..but ended up getting fired over it. I was not thinking what could happen..really never thought about thc being bad (yes again I was stupid). I sure wish I had come to this board before I made the biggest mistake of my life. I called an attorney he said I would prob get a year probation.. again that sounded good until you read what probation really is... will always be a mark on your record...will always be hard to find a job? He did not explain all that at the time.. so is it better to go the long road of Vdap without an attorney or go with an attorney and get probation and a black mark? What is the total cost of Vdap and all the steps, length and time? Can anyone outline their journey through the process.. pros and cons..Will NP school be an option with either route? Still so hard for me to wrap my head around how one mistake has turned my life upside down..I think thc in a gummy is far less of a crime then one drink of alcohol...but No I would never do it again...I am on an emotional roller coaster, trying to hold it together to get through this, so ashamed and embarrassed ....I hope someone else reads this before they make the same mistake I did!