Suboxone Drug Test Hospital Employment (Page 2)

I am applying for a job at a large hospital and will undergo a drug test prior to employment (and during). I take suboxone and it has helped me a lot although I don't have a valid prescription for it. I have been told that suboxone testing is very expensive and almost if not completely a scam because a doctor I know sent a suboxone specific drug test to PHARMA while the patient wasn't on suboxone and the results said suboxone was in the persons system and then charged the
Doctor something like $350 dollars. Afterward the doctor says he thinks he is getting screwed
Over by the testing company because they know he is prescribing them to a patient therefore it should be in their system, and they don't actually test for it but charge the doctor. Anyway my real question is about me. I have been told by a reliable source that both him and his doctor 120% guarantee the hospital I am applying to (for Phlebotomy) will not test for it. Can you tell me as best as you can know if you agree? If you don't agree or are unsure can you tell me more? I really don't want to stop taking it but fear it will show up on the drug test even though I was told with complete confidence they will not test for it, and even if they did HIPAA regulations prevent them from inquiring about it or trying to gather further information so in other words if they did find it I could lie and say I have a prescription and HIPAA regulations prevent them from contacting my doctor or employer or doing anything. Can you comment on that? Again I mainly want to be sure (from your opinion) that a large hospital will not test for suboxone as part of their pre-employment drug screen. Thanks for your time.

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I too take suboxone and have a interview soon at a very large hospital but for a kitchen position. If I get the job I might have to take a drug test. I've never failed a test while taking subs but I'm worried around here they might actually test for it so I'm considering cutting down from 6 mg to 2mg then stopping the day before the interview which hopefully gives me a couple days or a week beforeany drug test I have to take if I get the job. Is this sound like a good idea? Has anyone heard of any hospital testing for bup? and how long after you got the job did they make u take a drug test?

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I got a prescription for vicoden about 8 months ago, and I work in an oil refinery which randomly drug tests. My question is, if I took some vicoden now and then was tested, could I show my work my old prescription?

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I work in hospital. Nurse. I had drug screen, i am on xanax and suboxone. 5days after urine, u have to leave a phone number for the mro. I got called on the xanax was position for benzodiazapan. They called pharmacy, and i got negative results n working since, all jobs test for thc, cocaine, opiates,benzodiazapan, methamphetamine. Some r amphetamine, mdma,pcp, buprenorphine. A lot of different ones

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I did a drug screen for a hospital job, I too was told they do not test for it however I failed my test due to a subutex/suboxon result. They do test for it. I too have been saved by taking subutex & lost my health ins so I could not afford to go back to the dr for it. I still take it, unprescribed. My addvice, dont take it for 3 days before going to test.

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Would you mind sharing what state you are in? I am worried about this as I have a test coming up.

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Was it tested for? Hope everything went well for u. I'm kinda in the same boat. I'm not prescribed it, my husband is. It cost to much for us both to go so we share.

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Took suboxone today and see my pain management on Tuesday coming up will it show on a oral fluid swab

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Took suboxone today my pain management taking a oral fluid swab test on Tuesday will it show up

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Re: NoName (# 20)

Or he passed and got his anwser,so why bother responding back

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Re: cardiac923 (# 19)

You don’t even understand how helpful this comment is thank you

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