bigyellowpete
Town Bike
Drug laws, and therefore drug testing, are somewhat ambiguous in a lot of cases, especially regarding prescribed drugs, and drugs available OTC to Canadian drivers, that are prescription in the USA. For example, someone earlier stated here in the thread that if you are prescribed a painkiller, but your Physician gives you a clearance letter stating that your abilities won't be impaired if you follow prescribed dosage and abstain from alcohol etc, it is OK, or a Canadian driver tests positive for Opiates (codeine), because they are taking Tylenol 1, which is OTC and available without prescription in Canada, then they will be passed in a DOT random.
That being said, My physician provides me with a prescription for pain killers to deal with back pain I suffer, on the provision that I do NOT consume them within 72 hours of driving my commercial vehicle. I understand that restriction, and as much as I would like to take the pills with me on the road, I choose to leave them at home to avoid the temptation of violating his provisions in giving me the prescription. My alternative is to withdraw myself from eligibility to drive a CMV in the USA, and relieve myself of the pain as needed while employing someone else to drive the short bus.
I choose to suck it up and do what I love doing.
Anyway, my whole point is, there are provisions in certain cases to allow things that are normally prohibited, but if it is ever a question of safety, then the ruling should be for the well being of the general public, even if it is to the detriment of the individual driver.
Capice?
That being said, My physician provides me with a prescription for pain killers to deal with back pain I suffer, on the provision that I do NOT consume them within 72 hours of driving my commercial vehicle. I understand that restriction, and as much as I would like to take the pills with me on the road, I choose to leave them at home to avoid the temptation of violating his provisions in giving me the prescription. My alternative is to withdraw myself from eligibility to drive a CMV in the USA, and relieve myself of the pain as needed while employing someone else to drive the short bus.
I choose to suck it up and do what I love doing.
Anyway, my whole point is, there are provisions in certain cases to allow things that are normally prohibited, but if it is ever a question of safety, then the ruling should be for the well being of the general public, even if it is to the detriment of the individual driver.
Capice?
