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Hi everyone, I am a nurse in recovery in the DFW area, Texas. I am not in TPAPN as I never got caught and do not plan on returning to work in the ER. But I do plan on going back to work at a treatment facility, detox center or some sort of addiction/...

Thanks for the reply. I personally do not agree with long term use of suboxone as maintenance therapy...definitely agree with it's use in the short term for detox, but wouldn't really want to work in a doctor's office that supports putting people on ...

Hi friends, I am a nurse in recovery from opiate addiction and I am wanting to reach out to see if I can get more information on working in the field of addiction. My past history is mainly ER nursing (10 years) and some med/surg, oncology and women'...

Lisa, I know you posted a long time ago but have you found a nurse meeting? Because there is one in Dallas. I live in DFW area and attend every Tuesday night. PM me for more info. I am in a very similar situation as you and am just starting to job hu...

Congrats on your 17 years! That is nothing to take lightly. My personal feelings are that everyone's recovery programs don't have to look the same. Whatever works for you works for you, so keep doing it. But the fact that you are struggling and feeli...

Hi ODAAT, I am still trying to work through this one myself. I was diverting but I resigned before I got caught or anyone knew what was up. I self-referred to TPAPN, Texas' monitoring program, and the hospital and my colleagues are all on my amends l...

Hi there! I am also in TPAPN after self-referring. What part of Texas are you in? We have a nurse meeting in the Dallas area that has been life changing for me and my recovery. My best advice is to fly under the radar, keep your head down and just do...

I don't know what state you are in but in addition to AA I also attend DAA (drug addicts anonymous) and it's a wonderful group. The website is http://www.daausa.org I am in Texas by the way, Dallas area. Texas also accepts Celebrate recovery.

Hi there! I am also in TPAPN and in the DFW area. I just self-reported about a month ago for also diverting from my previous employer, but never got busted there. I agree with what everyone else has said. You may not have used for 2 months because yo...

Hey verybadkitty, Thank you so very much for the information! I received your PM but I guess because I am too new here I cannot reply to your post. I would love to ask you a couple more questions relating to what you shared with me, because you menti...

Hi there, I am going to be starting tpapn shortly and am also in the DFW area. I would love to get a job working in a psych facility, and plan to continue working in mental health/addictions even after I complete Tpapn. Could you give me some recomme...

It would be great to meet up and share our stories.

I understand what you are saying as far as not better or worse, just different. I attend a meeting called DAA (drug addicts anonymous) and I have also attended NA and AA periodically. Would love to discuss this in more detail when we can connect in a...

Hey Justme, I noticed you're online but I am too new to send a PM I guess. I tried but it said until I start 15 new threads I cannot PM. Bummer. I don't know how else I can get in touch with you as I don't think we are allowed to put phone numbers/em...

Hi everyone and thanks for your comments. I appreciate your advice. One of the main reasons I wanted to get into the field of addiction nursing is so I could use my own personal experience in helping the patients I care for, so if I don't disclose th...

And forgive me, I am still very new here, but how can I find the recovery forum where the administrator moved my thread? Thanks in advance for y'alls help! = )

Hi Justme_RN! Thanks for your reply. I would love to grab coffee or something sometime and talk about our experiences, if you are in the DFW area. And I honestly have thought a lot about starting my own nursing recovery group, however I'm not sure ho...

Hi there! Thanks for your reply. I would love to hear more about good meetings in DFW area. I don't know how to PM but I will try. Could you PM me? Thanks again!

Hi Lisa, I am new to this site and I am also a nurse living in the Dallas area and in recovery. I would love to chat more with you if you are still on here. I still don't know how this site works but I sent you a "friend request"...whatever that mean...