1 THC dirty & 3 clean UAs for school within 2 weeks... STRESSED OUT!! Please advise.

I have been a night club operator and dj for over 10 years. I did smoke pot occasionally during this time. I have no trouble giving up ever smoking it again, and when I decided to go to trucking school I refused to partake while working as a dj for any event anymore. Because I have smoked and because I am around heavy smokers on occasion, I was worried about the drug test before school started. I took several home tests and took a school recommended clinic given test. All were clean. I worked one event the weekend before school. We took a test at school and I tested positive, (though it couldn't have been by much!) I took another test for the school that next week and tested clean.

I am extremely frustrated and worried: I have paid the school nearly $5. I finished my DOTSAP and have now had 2 clean tests. I have volunteered to jump through whatever hoops necessary to prove I am clean and have no intention of hurting my potential career as a trucker. And, though cash is low, I have refused any gigs since. BUT, the school is required to tell any potential employer that I tested positive.

Does anyone know in similar experiences what potential employers will do? What employers will consider? I'm considering dropping school and getting my money back since using them as a reference feels like shooting myself in the foot. The positive test is only available to employers who contact the school IF I tell them I trained there or used their recruiters.

BUT, since I have the clean tests to back me up... Which is worse? Not having the schools recommendation? OR, having it WITH that positive? Does having the positive test cancel out any benefit I would have being able to show I completed my training with a school?

I'm not sure $5K to get the school's training recommendation is worth them telling every future employer I had one dirty drug test.

Dude you are going to have troubles... They have a no tolerance in the trucking industry... Celadon I know takes people who had issues in the past long as they went to some type of treatment... Did you request a second test? Anyways. there is some info on this forum that may help.. use the search option and type in drug test and read threw the post...

Yes you are definitly going to have troubles. I really hope this has been a lesson learned about second hand smoke relating to pot issues. One tip...be honest and up front. You will be respected more for honesty and being upfront when it comes to getting jobs. I know to some it will sound like an excuse or even bogus. I have been in situations where someone has lit up and quickly removed myself from that situation. If you have proof that you were where you say you were and doing what you say you were doing then I would hold onto it...forever! When applying for a job, mention that you have documentation that you were DJing at such and such place at such and such time that led up to a bad pee, that is, if you have that documentation. A signed contract for that gig or even the copy of the reciept that you gave your customer. I really dont know how well this would work but if I was hiring someone that failed a drug test as a result of second hand pot smoke due to a different job and they could present me with proof that you just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time, I would definitly take it into consideration. At this point its all about CYA. I wish you the best and next time you get into a bad situation please remove yourself. There isnt enough money in the world to ruin me when it comes to jobs and drug testing.

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Thank you for offering some positives for me. I have been reading many posts related to this and found many responses extremely negative, almost caustic. I'm trying to work up from where I am and came to this forum because of it's experience and expertise. I hope, like others, for realistic answers with some specific options from those with careers I look at with respect. I do respect other's opinions, even the rather judgmental opinions as their own. I may not have a perfect past, but I am trying hard to gain better control of my future. I just may need some pointers and advice along the way.

I passed my test, got my license today. I spoke to the school and a Teamster union man. The school does not report to DAC, but is obligated to tell any employer IF they inquire about my drug screening that I had a fail. The union man said employers will test me upon hire anyway. And, the most important thing if it does come up, is that I have completed all the drug classes. So, I stay in school and start looking for a job.

Well good luck... most important stay clean...

Good luck and remember REMOVE YOURSELF FROM A STICKY SITUATION!

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