Questions About Mandatory Drug Test From My Health Care Provider?
Question by Maddy: Questions about mandatory drug test from my health care provider?
Kinda dense, sorry! But please read it through because the info is important to understanding my question. thanks 🙂
I am prescribed 2 controlled substances for depression/anxiety/ADD. I needed to meet with a different Dr. today to get this month’s refill. I wasnt able to meet my actual psychiatrist in time.
While I was waiting I decided to take a routine STD/urine test.
The Dr. wrote my prescriptions then told me that I needed to sign a form. It basically said stuff like: “I agree to take care of myself/make healthy life decisions” and “I will let the doctor know if I’m feeling sick on the medication”, “I will carry my prescriptions in their original bottle” and “I agree to always go to the same pharmacy to pick up my meds” etc. None of it seemed super enforceable, legal, or serious. Like, I doubt I could get in any real trouble with my dr. if they find out I picked up my medication at a different pharmacy? lol. So I signed it.
only AFTER this did she say “I’d be getting my drug test results back soon!” When I told her the urine test was just a pregnancy test, she explained that all patients taking controlled substances are required to take a urine test at random times. So she would just test for it in the urine sample I already gave her.
I don’t even know if this was part of the thing I signed. Probably was.
I guess it KIND OF makes sense, but am wondering now what they look for? For instance, are they checking to see if I’m taking too MUCH of a certain mediation, or are they testing to see if I’m taking other illegal drugs?
I smoked some pot last week and went to a party last night where I did a small amount of cocaine. So this is..bad. I am not a heavy drug user at ALL and usually barely even smoke. Should I have told her? What will happen when they see it? Are they allowed to stop writing me my prescriptions? Make me go to rehab or something?
I do not have a drug problem, never have, and my regular psychiatrist is aware of what I do and don’t do recreationally. I found it strange that a dr. i dont know made me fill out the form and take the test.
Also, will this now be on my medical record permanently? What will it say? Can I get in any serious trouble for this?
PLEASE no mean comments about my stupid drug use. Sorry but I really just want to know the answers to my questions. Thanks again 🙂
Best answer:
Answer by Paul Jackson
“she explained that all patients taking controlled substances are required to take a urine test at random times. So she would just test for it in the urine sample I already gave her.”
She will only test for the medicines she prescribes you.
Answer by Semana
Yes I have heard of that. It is a new law. If you have illegal drugs in your system the doctor can not write you any Rx. If you have llegal drugs in your system not from that doctor then you must provide proof of the doctor you got them from. Doctors are in major trouble for keeping patients addicted to pain meds. Some doctors are caught unaware by patients who go to one doctor after another to collect different Rx. Some patients make/print/steal Rx pads and take Rx to several differentt pharmacies.
I am not sure of the name of the law but it is in my state too. Anyone taking any drugs that can be abused will be asked to periodically take a urine test.
Some they may make you go to rehab or whatever I don’ know the consequenses.
But I know who may, go post on the people with disabilities board on Yahoo answers. I saw them talking about it before.