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LOL, I see what you're saying - I kept repeating "Peth test." Just for everyone to know, my monitoring agency and many others in the surrounding states now refer to a "Peth Plus" test. Peth plus test means you will get a DBS that will test for 50 o...

Not true - Peth DBS dried blood spot test can check for many things. Alcohol is the best since it can detect 2-4 weeks. It can also detect benzos, many other prescription drugs like Ambien, opiates, PCP and a host of other things. Check out t...

In my state and monitoring agency, everyone has to go to residential rehab anywhere from 6-12 weeks. Hardly anyone gets just IOP - usually it's someone who had a DUI that was dropped and they were nowhere near work hours. They will look at the...

I'm definitely not telling every doctor I go to that I have this "diagnosis" and in this "program." I only tell them if they try to give me for example, cough syrup with codeine or I have to get something for wisdom teeth being taken out, etc. ...

I've searched on Allnurses.com and seems like quite a large variety of occupations have posted on here over the heads - mostly nurses, but also NPs, PAs, CRNAs, physicians, optometrists, pharmacists and even found a few pilot posts! That means a...

Ahh I understand - so for etg, you can drink water all you want and it won't mask it. But you could be hiding other substances. Hence, they make you do Peth and can detect many other things

I don't understand the dilute urine etg tests since they are all sent to a lab. The lab can correct for BUN/creatinine no matter how dilute the urine is, therefore it doesn't come back as dilute. Am I wrong? That's what my monitoring agency sai...

Yeah, for my state's program, my file is sent to the "compliance committee" if I miss 3 check-ins. Most likely, that committee will then increase the frequency of tests for me and possibly other punishments. One missed test (selected at c...

Don't tell your employer why you need a large leave of absence and don't tell any co-workers either, or friends that work there. As long as they don't know, you can work on yourself without that threat looming over you. Come up with any other...

Very simple, just don't exit out of the app while it's running or adjust the volume. saliva drug detection times are 24-36 hours for most substances. Urine is longer. For example, alcohol etg metabolite is detectable for only 16 hours in sali...

Thanks for your message - small steps is how to get things done. Maybe even a small step a day and then build on that. Remember to enjoy small things also during the day, like a hobby or reading about something you enjoy, going outside, anything...

It's ridiculous that health professionals in need of help, don't really get help or everything is exaggerated to the point of not helping anymore. Everyone is on a CYA attitude and lots of money involved. It costs so much to get an eval at a monito...

Would they contact the board or the monitoring agency? Do you have a workplace advocate/monitor? I'm not sure how it works for nursing. Or health professionals. I did know a physician who was in monitoring for opiates, and he an issue like t...

What in the world! Tack on vacation time at the end because you can't check in on an out of country vacation? How ridiculous are these monitoring agencies getting?! I'm used to the following - inside the country, you can travel but need to f...

I'm not sure what that means, could be anyone's guess what "further assistance" means. Perhaps something that needs more help with scheduling at a special center for a Peth blood test or hair etg test?

Spoke with a few more rehab alumni at this past meeting, and seems like pilots have an extremely strict monitoring program, but the most lenient in terms of getting people back to work. We in healthcare don't have that. Actually, even physician...

Be nice and do what helps you and your health. Time helps in this regard, it's difficult to just fast forward things and be comfortable with it. But I agree, the monitoring agency mandating things every week and every month is ridiculous- a lot...

I'm not sure how I'll get thru this program - I drank 3 shots on ann empty stomach and then took a Peth dried blood test 20 days later. Had not drank for 7 weeks prior to the 3 shots, so I'm assuming I had a negative baseline. Will my Peth be n...

That's true - this post has over 1200 views, which is much more than other forums on other topics, like the forums I go to for my hobbies. People should not be afraid of boards and the monitoring agencies. Get an anonymous screenname, don't giv...

I talk to the group of people I went to rehab with and some others privately on Reddit, etc and they are all health professionals. I'm hearing more that the monitoring agencies and different Boards are using lie detector tests, or polygraphs? Have...

I'm seeing more 5 year contracts given out now. Physicians all get a 5 year contract, no questions asked - there's a large study that showed 5 years for health professionals had the best outcomes and long-term success. So a lot of these Boards ar...

Were these labs affiliated with recoverytrek or on their list? You should ask the professional monitoring agency if this is an okay procedure for labs to follow. This sounds completely ridiculous! Should publicize their ridiculousness.

I'm not really sure, I just thought it was different by state and program. In SC, everyone uses Recoverytrek, for daily check in and to record your AA/NA meetings. it gives me anxiety every time I have to check in in the morning. You'...

Thank you for posting your thoughts and what you went thru. It helps!

My understanding from others is that most all companies will give you malpractice if you show the monitoring agency is in support of you working and they can send a letter. The rates will be higher in the beginning I've been told.