I was in a very different situation, it was the Department of Social Services testing me because someone reported to them that my children might be in danger because I used narcotics...so in their opinion, an OP script was not valid, it was actually sort of "proof" to them that I had a drug problem, because I was not getting the medication from a local doc...although they said that even that would be a problem, because I was taking "too much" hydro (ie daily)so that made me a drug addict...the whole situation was ridiculous, I don't think that it should be a problem to take hydro daily for chronic pain, but they had another opinion, and their opinion was the only one that mattered, if I wanted to keep my children. So I stopped cold turkey and passed their weekly tests and now they are a thing of the past, but I learned an important lesson; I tell NO ONE that I am in pain or that I take anything for it. I'm sorry I can't answer your question, I just warn everyone to be careful who they tell what...I never imagined that I would have been in that situation...I'm a single mother of three and I take excellent care of my children; I think it benefits them for me to take painkillers, as I am more able to care for them, but that is not something I can ever admit again. It was someone in my family who was concerned who betrayed me, I don't know why they didn't come to me first, I guess they thought that they were helping, but it caused a lot of unnecessary suffering for me and my children; my point is just that you can't be too careful; I wouldn't tell anyone that I use OP's now, my employer or otherwise; you honestly don't know who you can trust and I wouldn't want anyone else to go through what I did. I considered answering this through pm, but I figured that it could benefit others, so I decided that for that reason I would post it. I hope this helps someone else
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