In certain states in the US they require a drug test to make sure you are infact taking the medication yourself. Its almost like a reverse drug test; you get in trouble if you're not taking drugs.

So I guess also don't forget and/or try to get off the medication otherwise you'll fail the drug test and also loose access.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (13 children)

As a retired medic who has had to literally chased naked people down the street at 6am or simply be assaulted by them whenever, there are an amazing number of people that just go off their meds regularly. And the only way to know if they are following their treatment plan is to literally do a drug test. There are an amazing number of people who end up needing to be dealt with every day because they go off their meds.

And no, social workers don't seem to want to get up off their asses and out into the community to do much about it. So ambulances and ERs and police get tied up trying to deal with the problems. And none of us have the proper tools or training to deal with them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I don't want to discredit your work, medics are underappreciated and do arguably the most valuable work of any job. I feel like we should be on the same side; we both want people to take medication they need. I'm saying the current establishment isnt helping in the slightest.

Absolutely zero, not a soul in the universe with ADHD now or forever, is going to be more likely to take their meds because once every 2 years theres a drug test. Literally having a surpise drug test would be better because it doesnt involve planning and showing up AND it would actually prevent sellers from duping the system.

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