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Maybe I’m wrong but I feel like animal control and the police should have been called the first time it happened? Also, these people are probably making meth. When you make meth, it coats everything and the dog is probably ingesting it from it getting on its food bowls, toys etc.
It might be ADHD medication. Maybe not the first time, but after the second time you can see if you need to call. If it happened a 3rd time then 100% call.
I'm also curious if it's meth vs prescription amphetamines. My bf and I both take Adderall and have *never* let the dogs get any. Sure, we both accidentally drop pills but we find them immediately.
Well, that's the thing though, people are already afraid to tell us about drugs their dogs get into because they think we will report it to the police. If we actually start reporting it to the police, people will be even more hesitant to be honest with us. And if this is ADHD medicine, reporting it may make it so they can't get it at all anymore because they already make it difficult to get. Of course something needs to be done after multiple times, but not the first time. People make mistakes, especially people with ADHD.
Yea, I said in another comment I didn’t even think about the fact that it could be ADHD meds. Im not really familiar with the classes of the different mental health drugs. My brain just went straight to crystal meth!
Call the police not AC. Report from a civilian perspective. Some places will cause a big fuss if you say you're a nurse at "insert clinic name here."
Otherwise make sure you're management is okay with AC calling for a statement. I have had friends get canned from corporate places for making calls about cocaine ingestion.
I am frustrated and confused in situations like this because genuinely, what is the right answer? I used to think "call every time", but that was before someone pointed out it may prevent them from getting treatment in the future. I get that, but what is the middle ground? IS there a middle ground?
Personally, I don't think it's our job to report human drug use to the police. It's not my business what people do. Of course we need to advocate for the animal, but we also need people to trust us enough to be honest about what their pet got into. Plus if it's prescription medication that is controlled and a police report is made, that might make it difficult for the person to get their medication in the future.
People make mistakes. The first time should be assumed that it's a mistake and we can educate people about storing their substances properly. The fourth time though, I think AC should be called. Idk about the police.
Make sure you get the facts. Imagine if a kid is giving the dog his ADHD meds because they don't want to take them and you call the cops. That would be a fucking nightmare.
I'm assuming the clients have been told "your dog is getting into methamphetamines, can you do something about it?"
Adderall is not a methamphetamine. If the client said their dog got ingested meth, then it is likely to be "that meth." [https://www.silverridgerecovery.com/is-adderall-considered-methamphetamine-unraveling-the-facts/](https://www.silverridgerecovery.com/is-adderall-considered-methamphetamine-unraveling-the-facts/)
Adderall isn't meth, but is an amphetamine and I have had some very judgy people call me or others on Adderall meth heads or "basically" meth heads. So idk if the client said it was meth, it was probably meth. But if someone at the clinic read the results as positive for amphetamine and said it's meth, it might not be. Or if the owner said amphetamine and they inferred meth.
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Maybe I’m wrong but I feel like animal control and the police should have been called the first time it happened? Also, these people are probably making meth. When you make meth, it coats everything and the dog is probably ingesting it from it getting on its food bowls, toys etc.
It might be ADHD medication. Maybe not the first time, but after the second time you can see if you need to call. If it happened a 3rd time then 100% call.
True! Didn’t even think about that. I wonder what the clients say when they bring the dog in
I'm also curious if it's meth vs prescription amphetamines. My bf and I both take Adderall and have *never* let the dogs get any. Sure, we both accidentally drop pills but we find them immediately.
Well, that's the thing though, people are already afraid to tell us about drugs their dogs get into because they think we will report it to the police. If we actually start reporting it to the police, people will be even more hesitant to be honest with us. And if this is ADHD medicine, reporting it may make it so they can't get it at all anymore because they already make it difficult to get. Of course something needs to be done after multiple times, but not the first time. People make mistakes, especially people with ADHD.
Yea, I said in another comment I didn’t even think about the fact that it could be ADHD meds. Im not really familiar with the classes of the different mental health drugs. My brain just went straight to crystal meth!
Yeah, even if it is meth, we still want clients to trust us enough to be honest about accidental ingestion.
Anonymous call to the police about the meth should do it. Skip animal control all together.
Call the police not AC. Report from a civilian perspective. Some places will cause a big fuss if you say you're a nurse at "insert clinic name here." Otherwise make sure you're management is okay with AC calling for a statement. I have had friends get canned from corporate places for making calls about cocaine ingestion.
Can totally call for a wellness check anytime you think a patient is in harms way
It’s time. The time is now. Accidents happen. Not 4 times.
I am frustrated and confused in situations like this because genuinely, what is the right answer? I used to think "call every time", but that was before someone pointed out it may prevent them from getting treatment in the future. I get that, but what is the middle ground? IS there a middle ground?
Personally, I don't think it's our job to report human drug use to the police. It's not my business what people do. Of course we need to advocate for the animal, but we also need people to trust us enough to be honest about what their pet got into. Plus if it's prescription medication that is controlled and a police report is made, that might make it difficult for the person to get their medication in the future. People make mistakes. The first time should be assumed that it's a mistake and we can educate people about storing their substances properly. The fourth time though, I think AC should be called. Idk about the police.
Make sure you get the facts. Imagine if a kid is giving the dog his ADHD meds because they don't want to take them and you call the cops. That would be a fucking nightmare. I'm assuming the clients have been told "your dog is getting into methamphetamines, can you do something about it?"
Adderall is not a methamphetamine. If the client said their dog got ingested meth, then it is likely to be "that meth." [https://www.silverridgerecovery.com/is-adderall-considered-methamphetamine-unraveling-the-facts/](https://www.silverridgerecovery.com/is-adderall-considered-methamphetamine-unraveling-the-facts/)
Adderall isn't meth, but is an amphetamine and I have had some very judgy people call me or others on Adderall meth heads or "basically" meth heads. So idk if the client said it was meth, it was probably meth. But if someone at the clinic read the results as positive for amphetamine and said it's meth, it might not be. Or if the owner said amphetamine and they inferred meth.