Tramadol (ultram) And Drug Testing
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Schedule 2? That's just ridiculous. Tramadol puts me to sleep so I can't take it.
I don't think it shows up on a drug test but hopefully someone knows for sure and will chime in. Besides, if you have a doctor note that it does not affect your driving you should be ok for the DOT physical.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Schedule 2? That's just ridiculous. Tramadol puts me to sleep so I can't take it.
I don't think it shows up on a drug test but hopefully someone knows for sure and will chime in. Besides, if you have a doctor note that it does not affect your driving you should be ok for the DOT physical.
Yea... I thought so too. We used to be able to buy it mail order. Cant do that anymore. It made me tired when I first started taking it. But, the dose I take is so small it didnt take long to build up a tolerance.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
I had a hernia repaired about 3 weeks before I went to orientation with Knight. I had a prescription for Tramadol that I took for a few days after the surgery.
I took the prescription and the bottle with me to orientation just in case it was an issue and I told the recruiter that I had taken it after the surgery. I was also concerned about anything from the anesthesia showing up.
No issues with the drug test, they didnt ask about the surgery or the Tramadol.
Doug
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
That was almost 2 years ago so if the classification has changed it may be different. I would just tell the recruiter before you go to any orientation about the prescription and take it with you to be on the safe side.
May also want something from your doctor that says you can take it without side effects.
Doug
Just be up front with them. I was on Tramadol a few months ago. Just with through the drug screen at Melton which involves a UA and hair follicle. I was upfront with them but as far as I know nothing came up on the drug screen. All they said was that I passed.
Not sure why it was upgraded. Apparently folks have started abusing it but not sure why they would, it barely did anything for the pain that an Aleve wouldn't do and sure never made me high or anything.
Not sure why it was upgraded. Apparently folks have started abusing it but not sure why they would, it barely did anything for the pain that an Aleve wouldn't do and sure never made me high or anything.
According to Drugs.com changes to the controlled substance status of tramadol have been made due to reports of drug abuse and diversion.
The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) reported that roughly 20,000 emergency department visits were related to tramadol non-medical use in 2011.
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) in 2012, 3.2 million people in the U.S. aged 12 or older used tramadol for nonmedical purposes.
Anchorman, and the guys above, are correct in that it's the level of abuse that has put this drug on the schedule 2 list, not necessarily the exact nature of the drug itself, as it's not a narcotic and schedule 2, as you know, means that every pill or capsule has to be accounted for, both by the prescribing physician and the pharmacist, i.e., it must be backed by a paper prescription. That's why mail-in and call-in scripts no longer suffice. It may be one of those drugs that abusers combine with something else to have some "desired" effect, lalala but then things go awry so they end up in the emergency department.
Get a letter from your prescribing doc, on his letter-head, stating in a sentence or two that he is ok with you operating heavy equipment and/or a tractor trailer while taking this medication. I am on a schedule 2 medication and driving with no problems at all, under the same protocol. If you're up-front, you will cause much less of a red flag than if the employer gets positive drug test with no prior explanation.
When I get my drug test, the outside testing company will call me, ask me open-ended questions, saying it came back positive, I answer frankly, they ask for my pharmacy number to verify that I'm honestly reporting both the medication and the dosage, and once they've verified, they then report to my company that it's negative (based on what they've verified with their phone calls).
Be up front.
Best of luck to you.
-mountain girl
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HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
I just wanted to add that we have a ton of information on drug testing including:
- Hair Follicle vs. Urinalysis: Breakdown By Company - updated list of companies and the type of drug testing they do.
- DOT Alcohol and Drug Policies & Testing - Federal drug testing policies including who is tested, when you're tested, and what they test for.
- CDL Drug & Alcohol Test Methods & Detection Times - includes hair follicle and urinalysis facts along with factors affecting detection times
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Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
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Getting ready to start a local CDL school on Jan 4th. When it comes to drugs & alcohol, I lead a clean life. However I do have a prescription for tramadol. It's a non narcotic prescription pain reliever. I use it for laryngeal sensory neuropathy (LSN). It's a condition that causes chronic cough due to a damaged nerve in the throat. Without it I'm constantly coughing, or clearing my throat.
Recently the DEA changed it to a schedule 2 drug... Not sure why. Now it is in the same category as oxycodone and hydrocodone. Has anyone had any experience with Tramadol and drug testing?
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Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
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