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TNPAP

How long does it take to be evaluated at TNPAP before you can start working? I was recently terminated from my job for smelling like alcohol. I was drinking the night before til 12 midnight with my father and then went to bed. Next morning I arrive at work at 900 am. One of my co workers said she smelled alcohol on my breath and reported me to my supervisor. Next they took me to HR for a BAC test which was .041. This was slightly above there limit according to there policy. My supervisor to me to enroll in TNPAP to preserve my license. I'm not even a drinker. Any questions on this would be helpful.

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    I suggest you don't use your real name on this forum

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    I suggest you ask the moderator to remove or change your name or remove this thread. This is not something you want public.

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    I'm a TNPAP participant. What I'm going to tell you will save you a lot of stress, time, and money. Don't do the evaluation. Go ahead and admit yourself inpatient to an approved rehab facility. An evaluator is going to cost you $400-900. It will slow your progress getting in to treatment. The sooner you complete treatment the sooner you can get back to work.

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    I would also consider this. If this was truly a one time thing then be ready to defend your self strongly. If you are a drinker on a regular basis and do use it to handle stress then that is another story altogether.

    I would still lawyer up. The standard corridor into these assistance programs will net you nothing but the expenditure of a lot of money for "treatment" you may or may not need, a lot of forced attendance of 12 step stuff weather or not it helps you and a contract with stipulations that will make it near impossible to get a job. An attorney can at least help you get an objective evaluation that will more accurately recommend what you may need instead of basing it off how good your insurance is or the contents of your bank account. I am not being melodramatic. As i said before, these programs do not give one whit about you as a person and your recovery. it is about money, power and control.

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    Cats summed it up. I couldn't have said it better myself. I voluntarily reported and thought that these agencies were here to help. They are not. Any involvement with them is horrible. I wish I would have fought but I honestly thought other nurses would understand and standup for their colleagues with a problem. Instead I've been placed in a horrid situation. I really do wish you luck but don't have any illusions these programs will help you. Even if you do have a substance abuse problem these programs demand money from you while simultaneously killing your earning capacity. I'm sorry I don't think bankruptcy and career devastation is a good way to treat substance abuse or mental health issues

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