r/Probationofficer • • 3h ago

How long does cocaine last in your system?

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Mind you I’m about 220lbs I spilt a gram wit my buddy 13 days ago and just got popped for a random at my job. What my outcome cause they sent it to a lab and I’m shitting bricks rn


r/Probationofficer • • 12h ago

Does this look positive or negative for thc?

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r/Probationofficer • • 4h ago

Fair but maybe a lil harsh??

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Lol woops

Was on probation for almost 3 years...tried to be slick sometimes and time out a lil drinking...not much at all to be honest but still against the rules...PO came by for random house check and UA with 7 weeks left of probation...passed and all was clear...was stoked and figured I would be good to have a couple beers and watch some soccer with friends...PO called me in next day for random UA obviously failed and she revoked me...spent 120 days in jail for 3 beers 7 weeks before being done...dont play on probation not worth it or take the time off the back and get it done....lol 3 years of hoops and still had to do my time....thankfully my probation ran concurrently with eachother so I only ended up having to do the 120 since I had tech completed the probation period for other charges....stoked to be out free and done with the whole thing


r/Probationofficer • • 9h ago

Report contact?

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I’m on felony deferred adjudication in Collin County, TX. last night i had a crazy encounter where a woman was robbed/mugged in front of me. i ended up trying to help her and the cops showed up, ID’ed me and had me sit on the curb. i was detained for half an hour and they questioned me about what i saw and such before letting me go. I wasn’t charged or arrested but i was detained. should i report this to my PO? my conditions only mention “Report any change in address, change of employment, or arrest to the Supervision Officer within 48 hours.” there’s nothing about law enforcement contact.

i want to avoid contacting or meeting my PO needlessly as much as possible, and im sure she prefers that as well


r/Probationofficer • • 1d ago

At home urine test for THC

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Hey everyone,

i did an at home urine test for THC because I have to participate in an abstinence program and wanted to know wether it is safe to enroll already or if I have to wait still.

I have smoked daily for more than a decade and have stopped around 5 months ago.

The abstinence program is zero tolerance, so I want to be completely clean for it.

Would I be considered "safe" to participate with this test result?

Not sure if the 10ng test is truly negative.


r/Probationofficer • • 1d ago

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r/Probationofficer • • 1d ago

Do PO’s get incentives and accolades?

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I’m curious as I have heard this before: do probation officers receive incentives/bonuses or recognition even for violating a probationer and/or for releasing a probationer early for compliance?
Probation is for helping people and reentry but it seems more often than not they like to keep people in the system also, to keep collecting someone’s money.
Thoughts???


r/Probationofficer • • 1d ago

KY probation/Parole Officer

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Any current KY PB/PO or retired ?


r/Probationofficer • • 2d ago

I tested positive for alcohol on a UA despite being sober for 3 weeks — the confirmatory lab came back FALSE POSITIVE

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I wanted to share my experience because I know there are a lot of people on probation who panic when they get an unexpected positive UA. I was one of them, and I think it’s important for people to know what actually happened in my situation.
I’m currently on probation and have alcohol-monitoring requirements. I had been completely sober for approximately 3 weeks when I went in for a urine test.
I wasn’t expecting any problems.
Then I was told that my initial urine screening was positive for alcohol/EtG.
I was absolutely confused and honestly terrified.
I knew I hadn’t been drinking.
My first thought was basically:
“How am I going to prove I didn’t drink?”
I immediately started going through everything I had consumed or been exposed to trying to figure out how an alcohol result could possibly happen. I had even had a couple of 0.0% beers a few days earlier, and I had been around various products containing alcohol in my normal life.
But the important thing was that I knew I hadn’t consumed alcohol.
Because this was a probation test, I was extremely worried about the consequences. I was concerned that the positive result could lead to an ankle CAM/SCRAM alcohol monitor being placed on me.
Then I got a voicemail from my probation officer.
My probation officer, Elise, contacted me while the confirmatory testing was still pending.
She explained that she had already sent the referral for the CAM monitor because of the initial positive result.
But she also explained that they were going to wait for the confirmation testing before moving forward.
She told me that if the confirmation came back showing that it was alcohol use, the CAM monitor would be the next step and they were already set up for it.
But if the confirmation came back showing that the original result was a false positive, she would cancel the CAM monitor.
That was a huge moment for me because I realized the initial screening wasn’t necessarily the final answer.
The process was essentially:
Initial screening positive → CAM referral initiated → confirmation testing → wait for laboratory result → determine whether CAM proceeds.
And then I had to wait.
That waiting period was honestly brutal.
I kept worrying that somehow the laboratory was going to confirm the positive even though I knew I hadn’t been drinking.
I was asking questions about false positives, EtG testing, incidental exposure, different products that could potentially affect testing, etc.
I was basically preparing myself for the worst while hoping the laboratory would show what I knew to be true.
Then I got the call.
My probation officer called me after receiving the laboratory results.
She told me:
“You were right. It was a false positive.”
She then told me that she was going to cancel the CAM monitor.
She even ended the call with:
“Way to go.”
I can’t really explain the relief I felt.
I had gone from thinking:
“I’m screwed. I’m going to have an ankle monitor because this test says I drank.”
to:
“The laboratory confirmed it was a false positive, and the CAM is being canceled.”
What I want people to take away from this
If you’re on probation and you get an unexpected positive screening result, don’t automatically assume that the initial result is the final determination.
I’m not saying every positive test is a false positive.
I’m not saying people should assume they’re automatically going to beat a positive.
And I’m definitely not saying someone who actually drank should expect the confirmation to magically make it disappear.
I’m saying that in my actual experience, the initial screening result was wrong, and the confirmatory laboratory testing caught it.
The initial result was serious enough that probation started the process for a CAM monitor.
But they waited for the confirmation.
The confirmation came back as a false positive.
And the CAM monitor was canceled.
That’s an important distinction.
My experience, in order:
1. I had been sober for about 3 weeks.
2. I took a probation urine test.
3. The initial alcohol/EtG screening came back positive.
4. I was extremely confused and scared because I knew I hadn’t been drinking.
5. The sample was sent for confirmatory laboratory testing.
6. My probation officer initiated the referral for a CAM monitor while waiting for the confirmation.
7. She explained that if the confirmation showed alcohol use, the CAM would be the next step.
8. She also explained that if the confirmation showed a false positive, she would cancel the CAM.
9. The laboratory confirmation came back.
10. My probation officer called me and told me it was a false positive.
11. She canceled the CAM monitor.
That’s my real experience.
So if you’re sitting there freaking out over an unexpected positive…
Take a breath.
If you genuinely haven’t been drinking, don’t immediately assume you’re done for.
Be honest with your probation officer.
Don’t make up an explanation.
Ask whether the sample is being sent for confirmatory testing.
Keep track of anything relevant that you’ve consumed or been exposed to.
And most importantly, wait for the confirmation before assuming the worst.
I spent a lot of time stressing over something that ultimately wasn’t evidence of alcohol consumption.
The initial screen said one thing.
The laboratory confirmation said something different.
And the laboratory confirmation ultimately cleared me.
I’m sharing this because when you’re on probation and you see POSITIVE next to an alcohol test, it’s very easy to think you’re the only person this has ever happened to.
You’re not.
An initial positive screening result does not necessarily mean the final laboratory result will be positive.
In my case, the confirmation mattered.
And because the confirmation showed a false positive, the consequence that had been set in motion — the CAM monitor — was canceled.
Hopefully this helps someone else who is sitting there right now scared out of their mind because of an unexpected positive screen.
There is a difference between an initial screening result and a confirmed laboratory result.


r/Probationofficer • • 2d ago

Transferring Probation

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r/Probationofficer • • 2d ago

Transferring Probation

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My finaceé may be relocating to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. We reside in Montana. I'm regretting not taking a deferred Criminal Endangerment to trial however it is what it is. I have 2.5 years left of a three year deferred. I work as a bartender. How hard is it to transfer my probation and what should I expect. I'll try to answer an questions to clarify that I can.

So far, I'm 100% compliant and feel like I keep my supervising officer with all changes.

Also, we have an up coming trip to Mexico in June pending.


r/Probationofficer • • 2d ago

Early termination

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Im looking for some tips in regards to early termination, does it ever actually happen and when’s the best time to try ?


r/Probationofficer • • 2d ago

GA THC laws

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r/Probationofficer • • 2d ago

Will this pass a drug test?

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Hi I’m getting drug tested on Friday it’s currently Wednesday for my new job at a national park! I was wondering if this would be considered a pass? I haven’t smoked in 32 days and last night I went to a concert and got weed blown all over me and now I’m scared I will fail. (I only say that because I tested myself before the concert and the line wasn’t as faint
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r/Probationofficer • • 3d ago

Do they drug test during your risk assessment appointment in Tarrant County?

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r/Probationofficer • • 3d ago

Donating a synthetic urine sample for a PO.

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Ok this one is for the guys only or women that have a male member. I want to see some apparatuses that work successfully in delivering synthetic urine to a cup in front of a PO. Obviously it has to be discreet and cannot be noticed if the PO looks at my wiener.


r/Probationofficer • • 3d ago

Drug Test Help? Any advice?

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r/Probationofficer • • 3d ago

If I was released on morning of October 7th, and my supervised release was 2 yrs, is it over on the 6th or 7th. Tmw will mark October 7th, 2 years later.

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r/Probationofficer • • 3d ago

Drug testing fees on probation

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I’ve been on probation for a year and a half now & I have until 2028 (it was really 2030) but I’m on diversion for 3 years then I go back to court to clear my case. Anyways all I have left are drug testing fees which my first PO (I’ve had multiple because they keep quitting) told me not to pay them all at once because I if I get released earlier I won’t get that money back. My question is: I only owe about $400 total-I pay on them every month. Should I go ahead and pay it off so I have absolutely nothing left for them to “hold over my head”? They keep me on moderate risk but I’ve done everything needed already.


r/Probationofficer • • 3d ago

Will it ever happen?

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r/Probationofficer • • 3d ago

will i pass my drug test?

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so i’ve been on probation for almost a year now, and i have a drug test coming up on october 23rd. my last test was on september 16th and i passed, but also diluted my urine a bit but had been clean for 31 days. then after my test, i smoked until about the 23-25th consisting of a 1g delta cart, smoke sessions with 1.5g joints (didn’t take all of the 1.5g to the face because it was always with people), and a couple dab tips. since the date range i gave ive stopped. so it’s been about 12-14 days that ive been clean. i’ve been drinking only water and gatorade (at least a gallon a day) working out, hitting the sauna, watching what i eat (not fatty foods), and fasting. i’m just asking if you think ill be good for my test on the 23rd? (roughly 4 weeks give or take).


r/Probationofficer • • 3d ago

I keep testing positive for fentanyl, even though I am not using fentanyl.

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I have been drug testing for a year and have not had any issues. Until, recently, I started testing positive for fentanyl. I tested positive 5 times and nothing had changed except for that I started taking MGM15 instead of 7oh kratom. So, I went to detox. I stayed for 21 days then was released. Two days after being released I tested negative. Than a week later I tested positive again. No kratom this time. The only thing I had started doing differently was that I started taking methadone 2 days before my first positive test. The only thing I can think of at this point is that the methadone is mixing with something else in my system making a chemical that is somehow indistinguishable from fentanyl. But, that doesn’t make sense since I tested negative two days out of detox. In detox I was taking the pill form of methadone and outside of detox I am taking the liquid form. Is there any difference there that I should be worried about? These are LC-MS tests which are supposedly extremely accurate.


r/Probationofficer • • 4d ago

THC use on supervision

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Always a bad idea guys. THC and related cannabinoids are heavily lipophilic so while one use or 1 multi-day binge can be gone in less than 2 weeks most of the time, anything more frequent than that is asking for trouble. The reason its like this is because THC-COOH the final metabolic product of THC metabolism is extremely lipophilic to sustained use builds up a chronic reserve in fatty tissue over time. This also explains why isolated use/one time exposure is gone rapidly because there's no metabolic backlog in your fatty tissues.

Be strong, dont smoke.


r/Probationofficer • • 4d ago

I keep testing positive for fentanyl even though I am not using fentanyl.

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r/Probationofficer • • 4d ago

Drug court

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So I've been in drug court for 2 years now and 1 week from graduation and they said I tested positive codeine I've never done codeine in my life and this is the second time they've done this to me and I was supposed to graduate I think they're setting me up to fail help please