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august2010 · Joined: 06 Aug 2010

took 1 mg ativan about an hour prior to taking the test (thought there was to be a huge speech in front of hundreds of people)

wondering if this is (a)something they check for and (b) if this was too much/too soon before taking the health/drug test?

recessiontime · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 2:45 am Post subject:

you are most likely going home.

RMNC · Joined: 21 Jul 2010

Why did you think there was going to be a huge speech in front of hundreds of people for a drug test?

august2010 · Joined: 06 Aug 2010

it was the day of introducing the new people at the school and was under the impression there would be a large audience

RMNC · Joined: 21 Jul 2010

Yeah, sounds like you're screwed. Good luck, though who knows what may happen.

For future reference, even if it is a few hundred people, all you do is go "Hi, I'm XX from (country), let's have a good year! Fighting!" and that's it. Do you really need a benzodiazepine for that?

Also, don't take any drugs in Korea unless they're prescribed, and even at that, try and tough it out without them.

RMNC · Joined: 21 Jul 2010

Oh yeah, do you have a prescription?

august2010 · Joined: 06 Aug 2010

yeah i do

schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

RMNC · Joined: 21 Jul 2010

Well then you're in better shape than most, but again, Korea isn't soft on anti-anxiety pills. Your chances are 50-50 I'd say. Let us know what happens.

liveinkorea316 · Joined: 20 Aug 2010 Location: South Korea

Well, it depends whether the test for drugs is a standard '5-panel' or whether it is more than that.

If it is the standard '5-panel' which looks for:

[list=]Cannabinoids (marijuana, THC)
Cocaine (cocaine, crack)
Amphetamines (amphetamines, dextroamphetamine, methamphetamine)
Opiates (heroin, codeine, morphine)
Phencyclidine (PCP)[/list]

Then you would be fine (as far as I know).

If not, you may come up with a positive but in all likelyhood you would need to test again in a few days in which case you would be clear.

august2010 · Joined: 06 Aug 2010

liveinkorea: thank you ~ do you know of anyone who has re-tested after the initial health test?

liveinkorea316 · Joined: 20 Aug 2010 Location: South Korea

At my school everyone testing during the same few days. However one person failed a test. I heard it was the drug one. They asked her to take it again this week. No big dramas (yet).