PassportCruiser

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  1. Checking test results?

    PassportCruiser replied to Healer555's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You had facts and that was the point of your post? Sure, I can also say, "Hey, don't use rubbing alcohol, it can cause a positive test." And my post was to bring that down to a practical level....

  2. Checking test results?

    PassportCruiser replied to Healer555's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No, I didn't "reiterate" everything you said. You are implying in your post that any of those things used even lightly will cause a false positive and you will fail a test. That is NOT true....

  3. Checking test results?

    PassportCruiser replied to Healer555's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The mouthwash study shows that you have to swish 60% alcohol mouthwash for 15 min, 3 times, each 1 min apart to have any noticeable urine ETG levels - that means you are swishing mouthwash for 45 min...

  4. Checking test results?

    PassportCruiser replied to Healer555's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Understood and you have a great point. There are many people with a substance use diagnosis and in recovery, who are doing well. And not everyone in substance use recovery lie. But when...

  5. Checking test results?

    PassportCruiser replied to Healer555's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I understand that it's hard to get it, but that's how it is. When a person with a true substance use disorder defend themselves, it is natural to not tell the truth. And that includes an anonymous...

  6. Checking test results?

    PassportCruiser replied to Healer555's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Because that's what people with substance use disorders do when they are in a monitoring program - they lie! You can't possibly believe everything you read on here. Doesn't all of us on here...

  7. Checking test results?

    PassportCruiser replied to Healer555's topic in Nurses Recovery

    People are avoiding entire genres of food and not pumping gasoline because they think it will cause a positive ETG test? Wow, this is insane people! Yes, monitoring sucks and we all become paranoid...

  8. Blood test

    PassportCruiser replied to PaNurse2023's topic in Nurses Recovery

    How was the result? Like SheelaDavis said, the labs are not reliable with time required for tests. I had a Peth take 12 days to

  9. Missed check in and selection

    PassportCruiser replied to Nursrcy00901's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Usually it's 2 or 3 "missed-checkins" allowed before they take some kind of disciplinary

  10. Option of taking Peth, hair or nails on initial

    PassportCruiser posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Have a colleague in Virginia who has just been "accepted" into the monitoring program due to alcohol use. Already had an evaluation, etc. But she they are making her choose either 1) Peth, 2)Hair...

  11. Option of taking Peth, hair or nails on initial

    PassportCruiser replied to PassportCruiser's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes, I saw this and I think another on Google search where they compared hair in cocaine users and Alcohol for etg. The etg decreased quite a bit in the segments that had more wash cycles. So this...

  12. Does being in a monitoring program make it harder to get nursing jobs for the rest of your life?

    PassportCruiser replied to NurseGray's topic in Nurses Recovery

    A medical licensing attorney once told me - doesn't matter if you are in the NPDB or not. "Your recovery journey is a story that you will get good at telling and you will use it as an advantage in...

  13. Option of taking Peth, hair or nails on initial

    PassportCruiser replied to PassportCruiser's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Unfortunately, she had had multiple drinking episodes and stopped 30 days ago. So I've heard of Peth staying positive for longer than 30 days depending on how much the person had drank even if 30...

  14. Hair test for ETG (alcohol metabolite)

    PassportCruiser replied to Universe93B's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I applied it 4 days before the day of the test. As long as you do it at least 2 days before the test, it will give normal shampooing a chance to get out every last bit of metabolite. Most of...

  15. Peth alcohol testing (whole blood and finger prick) Real-world examples here

    PassportCruiser replied to Universe93B's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Let us know what happens with your test - it will help everyone out. We can also try to see what to do depending on your lab

  16. Hair test for ETG (alcohol metabolite)

    PassportCruiser replied to Universe93B's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I had a Hair test 12 panel with alcohol ETG last week and got the results back today - NEGATIVE. I had several large alcohol binges in the last several weeks, so was afraid the ETG level might have...

  17. Hair test for ETG (alcohol metabolite)

    PassportCruiser replied to Universe93B's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Are you sure? Because this website where you order tests, the sample report is from labcorp and uses a 20 level of reference interval. Other online ordering labs also have the same 20 level....

  18. How do people even make it through the monitoring program?

    PassportCruiser replied to NurseGray's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It's tough, but it's doable. I eat what I want, except for poppyseeds. focus on getting through the tests and don't worry about food. Make a countdown timer. (I'm having trouble posting a...

  19. Peth alcohol testing (whole blood and finger prick) Real-world examples here

    PassportCruiser replied to Universe93B's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Well, I'm not the one doing the tests but I do have a drink occasionally and limit it to 1 or 2. I don't have an SUD. As you can see, I can limit my drinking to 1 or 2 but the monitoring agency sees...

  20. Peth alcohol testing (whole blood and finger prick) Real-world examples here

    PassportCruiser replied to Universe93B's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Have info on another example on a peth blood test using whole blood. It's from a dentist I went to rehab with. She drank 4 standard glasses of wine at a restaurant on a Friday evening along with...

  21. Monitoring and had a pETh test 5.5 days ago

    PassportCruiser replied to Raccoon1982's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Even if you didn't use detox shampoos, this is not enough alcohol drinking to cause a positive level on hair ETG. Please let us know the result, but this is not enough for hair etg. It is a very...

  22. Ramp recovery for nurses recovery program for nurses New Jersey hair drug testing

    PassportCruiser replied to Anthony Chipoletti's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Generally speaking, hair can go back 2-3 months for these substances. It's a stretch saying it can go back 6 months. That's what the lab companies advertise things as. Just like how they...

  23. Peth alcohol testing (whole blood and finger prick) Real-world examples here

    PassportCruiser replied to Universe93B's topic in Nurses Recovery

    These are good benchmarks. I am now passing into the 2nd half of my monitoring period and I have noticed getting more "random" Peth tests on the RecoveryTrek app! It's crazy! It's a $100 or $120...

  24. Foods to avoid

    PassportCruiser replied to Smit5292's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks for this thread. I used to be so paranoid about this and never even ate out! Then I decided I can't live like this for 5 years. I started to eat out, go to parties and eat food there,...