I came straight out of nursing school, persuing a job in psych and addiction. I landed the perfect job on a MICA unit as an LPN and was able to do so much there. From meds, to groups, to 1:1's, obtain my IV certification and BAT and drug testing certifications, although I wanted to get my certification in Addiction counseling, it wasn't allowed for LPN's....only RN's...It used to be that an LPN could obtain a certification in addiction counseling, but then was changed to RN. Kinda stinks to have to go further on for your RN when you don't want to, but you'd like to further your LPN by specializing! Best of luck to you! and each state may be different. This was in Pennsylvania.