Purplenurse123

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1. Hair follicle tests

   Purplenurse123 posted a topic in Recovery

   Hi everyone, I'm curious what everyone's experience with hair follicle tests has been. My program is three years and so far I've only gotten monthly urines (which I've learned is a little unusual compared to tests a lot of other people in here s...

2. Hair Follicle Testing in Monitoring Programs

   Purplenurse123 replied to Sick of nursing 101's topic in Recovery

   I won't name my state (it's a TINY state, which I think makes all the difference), but I have had about as positive an experience in this program as it's possible to have, especially compared to a lot of comments I read. Mine less than 5 years, and I...

3. Hair Follicle Testing in Monitoring Programs

   Purplenurse123 replied to Sick of nursing 101's topic in Recovery

   They certainly don't test for everything every test; they COULD test for anything they'd like, but the tests would be way more expensive if they were adding on special tests each time. At least for my tests, I get one code each time; it could be a st...

4. Hair Follicle Testing in Monitoring Programs

   Purplenurse123 replied to Sick of nursing 101's topic in Recovery

   I think things like Benadryl CAN show up, but only if it's ordered; as we all know from being in these programs, nothing is free! LOL. They aren't ordering 100 panel drug tests each time, but I agree, it's so hard to figure out what they're testing f...

5. Hair Follicle Testing in Monitoring Programs

   Purplenurse123 replied to Sick of nursing 101's topic in Recovery

   This is a general hair follicle question, not super important but just something that's been bugging me a bit :) I met another RN when I was in rehab who had been thru her state's monitoring program; she didn't 'graduate' and said she got caught...