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Originally Posted by NutshellNutter  Depends what they are actually screening for... lab analysis, generally HPLC, will pull up anything that is in your system, however, prescription drugs are considered 'confidential' to you - your employer has no right to this information. They should only be told of illegal substances by the lab that carries out the analysis. |
I agree. My mother-in-law is a health care professional, and she told my husband that legally (at least in the U.S.) potential employers cannot ask anything about medical conditions/psychological conditions. My husband was honest with an employer about being bipolar, and suddenly he wasn't on the schedule anymore. They didn't fire him, so we couldn't sue, they simply stopped scheduling him to work. They won't check for anticonvulsants or antipsychotics in a simple drug screening. They're looking for THC (pot) and opiates (so stay away form poppy-seed muffins on the day!). Remember, your mental health is none of their business unless it effects your work performance (and even then, I wouldn't mention it). It's sad but true, people are horribly narrow-minded when it comes to conditions of the mind.
Good luck!
-Artemis
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