Posted by utopizen on November 12, 2006, at 9:20:41
I take Desoxyn (d-methamphetamine) along with Aricept, Evoxac, Klonopin Wafers, Prilosec, and Lexapro.
I recently interviewed for a job at a major financial company.
Since it's a financial company, it's naturally going to have drug screening. This is new to me, because I am coming from having only worked in publishing.
I don't need to preach to the choir here, but I think what is missing from these drug screening debates is the fact that it does screen for drugs that are widely prescribed (e.g., amphetamines).
So it places the burden of proof on me to supply information from my doctor to explain to them not only to expect me to take meth during work, but to HOPE I take meth during work... as to do work in the first place. And _that's_ assuming it'll work.
(It does, but hopefully some of you are enjoying my Jack Black-ish diatribe here).
Anyhow, the reality is I'm not looking for similiar diatribes (we all feel the same way) but pragmatic possibilities to do the little I can to prepare for the test... I'm planning to call my doctor prior to taking it. He certainly has had to document this matter in his history...In an ideal world, a workaround that would protect my privacy would be as follows:
1) I would first get to have my attorney to review the employment new hire agreements.
2) My lawyer would fax over an amendment to the release papers, which my prospective employer's lawyers would sign. This amendment would basically say the company agrees to have the attorney and my doctor alone receive the results of the drug test.
3) My doctor would confer with my attorney, verify the drug results, and determine whether I passed or failed the drug test.
4) My attorney would then proceed to either report back to the company with a statement asserting I have passed the drug test, or if not, my attorney would tell me I didn't and either request another test or advise me to look at a company that doesn't screen...
5) My medical history wouldn't be on file at the most gossipy people in all of the company, Human Resources.
6) It also wouldn't have my doctor's letter and duplicate copies made with legal counsel, my boss, my hiring agency, and god-- I don't want to know how many hands this thing gets to cc'd over to.
7) Being this an ideal world, after all, any company who's willing to do pre-employment drug screening oughta have a sample of my urine stored and within range of any copies dealing with this issue.
This will make it less likely for gossipy HR girls wanting to open these filing cabinets up when they decide to stalk me.
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