They are not about helping us, it's just a ridiculous circle of cash

[Universe93B]

It's ridiculous that health professionals in need of help, don't really get help or everything is exaggerated to the point of not helping anymore.  Everyone is on a CYA attitude and lots of money involved.  It costs so much to get an eval at a monitoring agency, or they may send you to an "approved facility" to get a $3000-5000 evaluation.  Who probably then recommends an inpatient residential rehab for anywhere from 4-12 weeks, which can cost anywhere from $30-50k!  Then PHP or IOP, or continued outpatient therapy which is still expensive for who knows how long. 

Get a positive test?  Go to another $3-5k evaluation with more hoops.  Many of us get lawyers which are expensive who know exactly how to navigate this.  Then everyone pays monthly urine etg/peth/hair costs and monthly fees. 

It's a ridiculous circle of cash that we all have to escape and never get into this again. 

And hopefully some employees from the board or monitoring agencies are reading this so you know how ridiculous you guys are and/or what organization you are working for.

[Healer555]

You are absolutely correct.  Some of us are completing a monitoring agreement for a "diagnosis " we don't have. I don't have a SUD but here I am doing the same required BS things as those who do. It'd definitely a cautionary tale. This is awful.  Just imagine if the misdiagnosis resulted in death. I will be especially cautious to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.  I would never report anyone to the board or a health recovery program unless I were 100% sure that person was endangering patients.  The evaluators are going to find a diagnosis so we are forced to meet with them for years lining their greedy pockets.  I for one will rise above their greed.