HELP!!!! question - failed the drug screen

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by vpsugz, Jan 4, 2013.

  1. vpsugz

    vpsugz Bobtail Member

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    soo i f'd up

    i started my schooling in the beggining of aug and finished middle of sept i had a job lined up with a big company afterwards .. so i went to do the drivers app and i ended up doing drive test + drug screen

    passed everything but failed the drug screen

    (i quit smoking weed end of july when i found out i got accepted to do the schooling)

    so knowing i failed i was told i had to do some sort of sap program which i had to pay money for to see a drug counselor and i had to goto n/a meeting ... and i only did it because everyone i would talk to on the phone after failing the drug test said its the only way anyone would ever hire me after that ... which is totally understandable but like i said i did the program and i did everything and at the end of it the counselor told me that everything would be off my record because i finished the program and she dosnt think im addicted ... stupid i know... but at the same time i was never told i had to do another drug test of any kind to make sure .. just yesterday i got a call from another high end company and they gave me a interview i took it upon myself to let them know what happend because they were far away from where i lived and didnt wana drive there for them to tell me know so obviously i told them everything and that i also completed the sap program but STILL they said they couldnt hire me because of the drug test yet i did this stupid course that i had to pay money for and was told it was off my record...

    so my question is

    if i goto another company should i just not say anything about it since its "off my record" or was telling them the right thing. was the sap course a waste of money or does it do what it is soppose to.. PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE i mean i want to work im curretly a heavy tow operator but i really want to do long runs .. i have no idea what to do and noone seems to want to help me with anything


    vpsugz



    I LIVE IN TORONTO ONT CANADA
     
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  3. ralph

    ralph Road Train Member

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    Start practicing "Do you want fries with that" or in Canada "Do you want that double cupped"

    Try again in five years.
     
  4. JackTheWhack

    JackTheWhack Light Load Member

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    Sarcastic truth...shot right from the hip....I needed that...Thank You !

    I worked in a different field for 30 years...We didnt care if Betty Ford herself brought you in and vouched for you...NO JOB...Sorry ! just the way it was...and maybe ...still is...?
     
  5. bigjoel

    bigjoel Road Train Member

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    When did you take the drug test? Seems like it should of been out of your system since July?
     
  6. Ghost Ryder

    Ghost Ryder Road Train Member

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    Unless he was smoking the really good ####.
     
  7. NavigatorWife

    NavigatorWife Road Train Member

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    The info above is most likely so true, even in Canada; the only thing you can do is try a company close to you and see if you get rejected just in case it doesn't go against your record. Guess the company you were trying out for won't still take you. I don't know how prevelent it is yet, but some companies I guess are using the hair follicle test which will go back even further for dope use.
     
  8. 123456

    123456 Road Train Member

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  9. ralph

    ralph Road Train Member

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    Why?

    Drug testing is an American reg that Canadians have to adhere to IF they want to cross the border.
     
  10. 123456

    123456 Road Train Member

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    well ralph, if you know the canadian laws,

    disregard my post
     
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  11. Jaguar115

    Jaguar115 Heavy Load Member

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    Check your DAC and see if the fail was reported..if it wasn't, keep your mouth shut, JUST SAY NO.

    Get your butt to work! I'm supporting enough people..
     
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