Healer555

They won't let you work on Suboxone, at least not in my state. For Gabapentin.in my state they let you work but you had to stop it and the time you were on it didn't count toward your time in monitoring beyond the 1st year. I guess you're just supposed to be in pain.

Thank you. The only thing I got out of it was getting to keep my license which never should have been in jeopardy

I had Covid and influenza a while in monitoring. I just suffered. I didn't want to call the case manager. I couldn't stand her. In my state if a Dr says to take a banned substance you need permission to take it and then you can't work until you test negative followed by extra tests. Not worth it for me.

Activities after work like a doctor appointment.,dinner with friends . I wasn't going to wake up early every day to see if I should trst before work so I went after work if I had to test.

They must report you to a monitoring agency I would guess if you test positive otherwise it wouldn't really help anyone stay sober. For me the worst part was not being able to plan things because I may have had to test. A hair test or nail test every 3 months on a scheduled day with a peth test scheduled monthly would have sufficed but less tests is less money. Sadly I'll probably be bitter about this forever

May sound.crazy but I worry they read here. I don't want to give any information that could identify me. I'll say a 3 year state

Exactly 3 years to the date. Ex feb 1 2023 to Feb 1 2026. I checked in on my last day again ex feb 1. CM called and said I was done. I promptly deleted the application on my phone. I need to check my mail. I was only reported to the monitoring program. I never had a consent order. The biggest reason I didn't fight this was that no one will ever know this happened. It was not reported to the BON. I only dealt with the monitoring program. One thing I thought was hilarious was that the testing company offers monitoring outside of the monitoring program.. No I don't want to check in and test for fun. I don't know if they'd report you. I assume so.

Im finally done with the miserablejo monitoring program. It was awful in every way. I don't even have an addiction or substance use disorder. I finished on time with no extra time bu doing exactly what they asked. I was never late with anything, no positive tests. My advice is if there's another comparable career do it. If not just do all the stuff you're asked . Complain to people outside the program not their providers. Your moo. I checked in first thing every morning so I didn't forget. I was super careful not to ingest anything that would cause a positive test No extra or special tests at the end. Less tests each year.

Id avoid poppy seeds. I know two people who tested positive. One was " forgiven " by the board because the ingestion of poppy seeds , one got more time.

I really don't think your comment was helpful. Did you think it was helpful when you posted it? Insensitive all the time or bad day?

I kept my job. I wasn't on probation ever. Just a monitoring

Im not a lawyer or anything but this is a big deal. They don't know if it was a one time thing or the first time you were caught. I would bet you can keep your license but I'd expect a monitoring agreement unless they didn't report you. Learn from this and never do anything to jeopardize your license again . I would actually get a hair and nail test to support it being a one time thing.

The drug test shows no use. A hair test would go back further but someone saw you divert.

Thank you. Soon I'll be done. We do a hair test every quarter. No changes in anything for me. I've been the model prisoner. I know one person who had an extra hair test. They were in for over 6 years though.

Thank you. This has been an absolute nightmare. Im going to be done soon. I don't plan to do anything " wrong" but would like to care for my health and eat whatever I want

Just to clarify my comment, diverted after a monitoring agreement for Diversion not diverted one pill.

Does anyone still check on you? Can you take dextromethorphan for a cough? Pain meds containing opiates after a surgery? Eat poppy seeds?

There are posts here when someone diverted more than once after a monitoring is and kept their license. One person did some crazy stuff and had to do forever monitoring

I detest the monitoring agreement. Its by far the worst thing to ever happen to me. I'll avoid anything that might cause a positive test happily. I can do anything I want when my sentence is over.

Can you go test again today? You'll probably be OK but just to be safe

I avoid it..I'm craving Chinese food Soy sauce does contain alcohol. Most evaporates off. I can't wait to eat Chinese food

I've taken nothing. I would have been proactive and let them know before. Call and ask.

You're at risk of losing your license. Do you take any medication that could cause a false positive for cocaine? There are actually a lot of substances that can cause a false positive. You can ask them to retest your sample with gas chromatography. You can ask your PCP to do a hair and nail test. I'd do it ASAP and again in a month. Because an agency did the test they may not report you. A locums agency I worked for said they never report anyone. Ask the agency. Good luck

I've heard in Oklahoma, if you get a second monitoring agreement, it's for life. It's state dependent. I think it's worth a try to get into a state with less time

I know a nurse now who does monitoring for 2 stares her original state and the state where she works and just the state where she works actually monitors her and is responsible for the tests. They report to the original state. She has relapsed a lot in monitoring and is on an agreement that ends when she dies or gives up her license.