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Congratulations! I finished earlier this month. Great feeling.

Try plasma centers. They do not have narcs at all. Also, maybe a doctor office or clinic.

Those are spot on suggestions. One other thing I did was to have my CM provide me with a letter outlining my restrictions. Luckily, mine were few (no narc restrictions at all), so the interviewer could immediately see what the terms were. Every one of them thanked me for being upfront and bringing the letter. LTC, dialysis center, doctor office, plasma centers, etc may not be your ideal job but they work with us!

I’m not sure of your state, however, I surrendered instead of taking the probation and when the time came to get my license back, not only was I required to do the probation and that entails, I also had to enroll in refresher courses (more money)! If you plan to keep your license, get it over with and take the probation. Good luck and we are all here for you!

I was in the AZ Cando program in the early 2000’s and quit. Eventually moved to Texas and applied 5 years ago for a TX license. Took awhile, some hoops, letters of recommendation, proof of sobriety, etc, but I’ve been licensed nearly three years now. I’m doing their program (TPAPN). I’m almost done. It has been expensive, at the start, with eval and fines, but it’s worth it!

Are you petitioning for early release? I wish my state did this! I’m about 4 months from a three year program and would love the chance to get out early! What state (if you don’t mind sharing $! Good luck to you. Sorry, I really don’t have any words of wisdom for you!

Good lord, they are really pulling out everything to throw at you. Is this your only means of testing? Do you also have to do UDS? If so, seems overboard. I’ve never heard of soberlink so I do not have any advice. Just commenting on the amount of testing you are required to do.

Congratulations! I have 4.5 months left on 3 years. Looking forward to being done. I want to ask for early release BUT because my DON was out of town once and submitted her quarterly report three days late, I have a non-compliance against me. Ugh!

I just let them know I will be out of town. I’m still responsible for finding a lab if picked and I have to check in online. I was told that I only need “permission “ to go abroad and then it would be an interruption in the program.

LTC will hire. Also look into MDS at LTC.

In Texas, we also use Affinity. Once I was accepted into the program, I was sent login information by my CM and was told to begin checking in EVERY single day. There is a button at top to check in and it will tell you if you are chosen that day to test.

Go oBlaine to any of the colleges in your area and check out refresher courses. I know Austin Community College has one as do others. The BON website will tell you which ones are approved for reinstatement.

Try clinic jobs, vaccine nurse, or LTC. Most nursing homes have someone who could pass the occasional narc.

Yes, I have. I was many years away and was reinstated. The BON website and application for reinstatement spells it out. You will need a refresher course to be completed. Get a head start on that. Congratulations on your sobriety. You’ve got this!

I also have an alarm set. I have never needed the alarm, but, I can see how it can happen and I am sorry you are going through this. I am over 2 years into a 3 year contract and I still check several times a day, and once and awhile get that little panic of "did I check in?". I have no idea what I will do when this is over, when I do not have to worry about checking in all the time! Good luck to you and I wish you and your Mom well!