Marie2021

I continue to pay out almost a thousand a month, sometimes more. It just depends on what the "random" drug test is. Hair is $299, blood is $250 and urine is $80. I have been tested up to three times a month. Not to mention if I have to use their shrink which is $400 sometimes very 2 weeks, all cash, no checks and no cards. I can't wait til this is all over.

Going thru it right now. You will get sucked in and forced to go thru monitoring. As she said, I have been spending hundreds of dollars and I've never failed a drug test. Like you, I've never so much as smoked a cigarette. The system is not fair! This program is a one size fits all. You will be treated just like some one who stole meds from work and was found with the needle in the arm and mouth full of a patient's pain pills. Seriously, that's it. Get a lawyer and good luck.

Please update and let me know how your situation turned out. I am currently under TNPAP monitoring for absolutely no reason. NEVER a positive drug test. NEVER an accusation of any kind from my job of 21 yrs. My nursing career has been perfect! I have have never used drugs/abused drugs EVER. I went to the post office fro a neighbor and picked up some mail for her and a small box had marijuana in it. I was arrested because apparently she was being monitored by the police. I got probation for a possession charge. That started the mess with TNPAP. I'm currently going broke to pay for all these cash evaluations and drugs screens. All drugs screens are negative. URINE, BLOOD, HAIR all negative. I want out!

I know my situation is different from each of you, but I'm sharing to possibly get an opinion or a suggestion of help. I have been made enter a monitering agreement. I have never diverted drugs. I have never taken drugs. I have never failed a drug test. I have never been accused of any type of misconduct against my nursing license in 26 yrs. I went to the post office and picked up a package for my next door neighbor and the package had marijuana in it. I was arrested of course and my whole life changed. I feel like I am not being treated fairly. I understand that drug addiction and diversion is a serious problem in our profession, but it's not me. Meanwhile, I'm paying out thousands of dollars in cash for a program that does not benefit me at all.

Prayers and good luck to you!

My situation is different. To make a long story short, I befriended a new neighbor and her kids. She made T-shirts, hats, etc. She did family reunion T-shirts for me and was I was impressed with her prices and skills. One day she texted me while I was at work and asked could I stop by the post office and pick up her package, so she could finish my order that night. That was no problem. It was on my way home. I stopped by the post office, picked up her package and as I was walking out the door, I was thrown to the ground and a gun put to my head. It was the most humiliating thing I'd ever experienced. I was so scared I peed on myself. My nursing uniform was torn and ripped. Apparently she had been getting drugs through the mail. The package I picked up for her had 500g of marijuana in it. I was given probation for that offense. Fast forward to now. I was given a consent order by the board of nursing to undergo a TNPAP evaluation. I don't drink, I don't smoke and I've never used drugs. Also I've never had any disiplinary action against my nursing license. I have never failed a drug test ever. I have never been suspected of taking or diverting drugs. Even through my court proceedings I was subjected to random drug screens that I gladly took to proove I didn't do drugs. I went through the TNPAP evaluation ($800, $600, $400, $400, $70 per drug screen. Of course I couldn't work while doing all this. OK the recommendations were 1. that I complete level 1 outpatient counseling for anxiety, depression and PTSD. 2. Consult with the therapist about the appropriateness of Wellbutrin and Lexapro for PTSD, and 3. Consult a pain management specialist for chronic pain management education. My question? What does any of this have to do with nursing and my ability to take care of my patients and perform the job that I've done for over 26 years. The level 1 therapist is $400/month. I am veteran and I am I already being treated for anxiety, depression, and PTSD through the VA for free. I have a great relationship with my therapist of 8 years. Also I've taken Wellbutrin for years and it has been very effective for PTSD. It is a drug that is NOT allowed under the TNPAP monitoring agreement, but it's also a drug that you don't stop abruptly. The other issue I have is that I was a nurse in an Army Combat Support Hospital and was injured in the field. Now I have some permanent nerve damage in my right foot and have been diagnosed with neuropathy and lymphedema. My doctor prescribed Gabapentin, but it is also a medication NOT allowed while under TNPAP. If I choose to continue to take these medications, I can't work at all in any form as a nurse. I have worked for years while taking these medications. The issue I have is that TNPAP should be specific to each individual. Everyone's situation is different. I was NOT found to be a drug addict. I can go back to work without restrictions as long as I stay under the TNPAP monitoring agreement for 2 years. It makes no sense to me. I don't need a stranger to step in and charge me for something I'm already getting for free. My job is aware of everything and my boss has been so supportive and she has known for years about my military injury as well as the medications I take as I've worked at the same place since 1999. I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. Any advice for me from anyone?