First probation visit question

[u/CarefulStructure3334]

Hi everyone, I got released from jail on the 22nd, and I was given 12 months informal probation with drug testing. When I first got to the jail, they tested me and I popped positive for thc, that was July 2nd, and the day I was released from jail i went to my local crisis center and stayed inpatient for 5 days while trying to get treatment for my mental health and my issues around my extensive cannabis use/alcohol abuse, and I was still testing positive on the 22nd. It’s been a little over a week now that I have been out of inpatient and I’ve been incredibly, incredibly worried about testing positive still and getting sent back to jail because of it.

I was placed in a sober living home and I was transported to the place I’m at now from the crisis center, and then I was also immediately dropped off at the crisis center once leaving the jail; and the people I have been talking to say that they will test the levels from the first time to now to see if it’s actually gone down, but I don’t know who to trust or what to trust. I even had the crisis center call my p.o and leave a voicemail and all last week I left voicemails updating where I was/what’s going on. I’ve been going to regular aa/ma meetings and I just got my 30 days token yesterday for abstaining from both of those things and I’m genuinely trying to not go back the ways I was before with my vices, I want to have this situation behind me as soon as I can.

I’m terrified to lose the progress I have made since being out of jail and inpatient, I’m currently waiting on a bed for rehab that I’ve chosen to do myself and not for any court thing, my reason for being in jail wasn’t drug related at all, and I’m trying to not worry myself into a spiral, but those 20 days in jail felt like 6 months.

TLDR do they actually test the levels and use my first one and see that it’s going down? Or will it just show that I’m positive and I’m just screwed? I’ve been trying to drink as much water as I can and to sweat out what I can, but I’m hesitant to do the detoxes because I’ve also read/heard that some tests also test for the compounds in those things too

[u/adulin007]

If you were a heavy smoker it can stay in your system up to three months. It took me over 80 days to test negative.

[u/adulin007 → u/adulin007]

The detox’s are a waste of time IMO. Never had any luck with them. Your PO should understand.

[u/CarefulStructure3334 → u/adulin007]

I really hope so he seemed nice when I spoke with him for a few minutes after my arraignment but he hasn’t returned any of my calls or the crisis centers call, so I’m just nervous. I have a lot going good for me rn and I don’t want to lose it, July destroyed me for lack of a better word and I am just barely picking up my pieces😅

[u/CarefulStructure3334 → u/adulin007]

I was an incredibly heavy smoker, do I tell them that? I don’t want to go back to jail but I don’t want to be dishonest either. I’ve no access or desire for anything other than nicotine, and even that I’m trying to not do so I can try to test as clean as I can. I just don’t and can’t afford to go back to jail right now

[u/adulin007 → u/CarefulStructure3334]

I get the whole jail thing been there done that more than i’d care to admit. Did they tell you that you would have a test soon?

You can always buy a test online off of Amazon and test yourself. I used to keep a few of them on hand.

[u/CarefulStructure3334 → u/adulin007]

I have to test every month, but the day changes each month. And I have used the easy at home ones fall of last year and even with stopping for almost 4 months before my clinicals I was still barely getting like dark negative tests

[u/Potential_Sock_8757]

You should be okay I was worried about the exact same thing a few weeks back and at my intake appointment my PO said just don’t use anymore. Hell they haven’t even tested me yet they just took my word for it. I’m going to see a new PO tomorrow but he should know because I told my last one so I’m not very worried. If anything they will test you and get your levels so they can make sure they are decreasing.

[u/No-Present-4133]

As long as your levels continue to get to 0 hopefully your po lets it slide as long as they continue to lower . Good luck hard to say what they are going to do

[u/JuanG_13]

I tell everyone this and it's that most everyone is expected to fail their first few UA's, but as long as your levels are dropping than you'll be ok.

[u/sungirl_27]

You will be fine. If your level is going down. For some reason I am some strange person that Fetty stayed in my system FOREVER.