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In your organization, what would happen if a staff member disclosed a narcotic addiction and asked for help? The service is a large, modern, professional EMS operation. An employee who had been having alot of personal and health problems began to have attendance issues. This employee...

What kind of detailed schemes have you seen drug seekers pull? Fake allergy to acetaminophen so they get oxycontin and arthrotec instead of oxycocet? Chronic pain that a cause can't be seen on any diagnostic imaging? Lets hear stories of seekers who are actually GOOD at acting, and...

How much detail do you share about calls (if any) with your girlfriend or wife? Do you think it is beneficial or harmful to tell them what you have seen? Lets hear some thoughts on this!

Im going to open with the fact that most experienced Medics have earned my complete respect. After I posted my first thread, some people apparently felt that I might have too much attitude, and not enough respect for them. Some guy even wrote this in my visitor messages: "A great percentage...

So I bet some of you dorks on here were expecting this thread to open like; "I love working EMS and just cant stop" I actually thought Id start my first post with a more serious topic. EMS employees who are serious hard drug users. Based on the sheer number of EMT's out there...