Unfair Insane Methadone Clinic Detox (Page 11)
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I have been a patient at compdrugs methadone clinic for 5 years. Never had dirty urines. I got 1 dirty 20 days ago and they took my dose from 185mg to 100 to nothing. 3 days. Is this legal and do I have a chance of fighting it. The doc. Dr. Alvin Pelt. is god at the clinic. Any ideas on what I can do would be welcome. Hopefully i can figure somethisg out b4 I blow my head off. Anyone out there whos gone thru a methadone withdrawal understands. Thanks all.

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185 mg per day!! Nothing but your fault for wanting and getting your dosage that high! I was on everything in the book and was never above 95. Currently I am on 60 and detoxing. I dont understand why on gods green earth you were on your program for 5 yrs and you never started a detox. At the clinic I attend, they have a policy of no one above 100 mg per day. There are over 900 on the program. As for you being kicked off for just one dirty urine screen? I have a problem believing that. Are you sure you didn't submit a POLLUTED urine sample? That will get you promptly kicked off ANY clinic. Anyone that is on a methadone program knows what a polluted urine sample is so I wont go into that. Are you up to date on payment? NO balance owing? Have you attended all your required counseling sessions? The time I have been at my clinic I have seen people try everything in the book to scam the clinic and sometimes other patients. Something just dont ring quite true about your complaint. That ladder you climbed to get to 185 mg per day? You have to go down that same ladder when it comes to getting off the methadone, or did that ever occur to you? YOU HAVE NO ONE TO BLAME BUT YOURSELF! YOU HAD 5 YRS TO DETOX. WHY DIDN'T YOU???

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Honestly, methadone is a terrible drug...causes the same detox that any other opiate causes. You need to find a doctor that has suboxone writting privilages. It is a drug that acts as a narcotic but takes ALL and i mean ALL cravings away. I was on it for 3 years and it truly saved my life. It is somewhat expensive but what is your life worth? I took oxycontin and the withdrawl was the number one reason I continued to take it. Suboxone stopped all withdrawl symptoms and took the craving for anything away...it saved my life. Im not a big drinker or pot smoker but occasionally I will do one or the other, suboxone took the cravings for those away too. I did try to use dilaudid once on the suboxone and got zero effect. It is truly a gift from God, whoever created it was a genius. I think you should look into finding a doctor that's speciality is withdrawl through suboxone. They wean you so slow...like i said i was on it for 3 years and for some people it can be a lifelong therapy. I have never talked to anyone who has taken it that has had a bad thing to say about it..they all feel like it is a miracle drug and it is. Good luck to you...

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They cannot do that, they have to step you down gradually. Not only is this extremely dangerous to your health but it is illegal.

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this is a very serious issue i know down here they have to detox you within a 10-15 day period. this is called a HUMANE DETOX i still feel its inhumane especially for the amount of mg you are on. but it is better than what they did! You can write a grievance and call the state on them for not giving you a humane detox! I know people in other states on methadone maintenance and they also offer humane detoxes of 10-15 days

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I cant believe how folks that are in pain quite often get treated in this country. Is this gentleman okay because when old hippies like me read the despair in your words they grow concerned. Is he okay? It is wrong for these folks to attempt to run every moment of your life, making you submit to their rules and their control. It is shameful what some of the institutions put good people though every day in this country. When I read these remarks and the words like dirty appear because they wont you to know how wrong you are. We are all human beings here for gods sake and have done nothing wrong. We deserve to be treated that way as well. While there are great ones that genuinely care about the patients wellbeing they work with and thank god for them, there are always these others and prehistoric rules that are as controlling as anything you would see prison systems utilizing. They are humiliating, degrading, and hell bent on making you understand how dirty your urine is and how wrong you are similar to Winston's demise in Orwell's 1984. Two plus two finally equalled five. I pray for a huge change for the sake of anyone going down this path. Just remember that your not dirty and your not wrong and you should be fine.

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i been through withdrawals from meth. i dint live in he states. but as far as im aware dropping ur dose is life threatening 180 is high man. seek legal advice although u prob dont feel up to searching and hanging in offices. is there someone in the program higher up u can talk to. what that doc is doing is dangerous u are a classic overdose risk. If all else fails shoot the motherf****r. afterall those doctors are just government drug dealers. best of luck my friend.

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What is better for you: Lortab, morphine, or methadone? Thank you

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You may not have much recourse. Sadly they are not obligated to treat you or give you any more medications.

The only time treatment is obligated, under any circumstances, is in an emergency situation where the persons life is in danger and denial or medical care could cause their death.

Clearly you are not in emergency status, so this does not apply.

The only thing you can do is, if your symptoms become dangerous, you can go to your nearest emergency care facility for treatment.

How are you doing now?

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This does not sound right, something is wrong in this situation.

I suggest you contact your state methadone authority and file a complaint. Make sure you start a timeline and document it with as much info as you can remember, dates, times, names and what was said/what happened.

You need to find which agency your clinic is accredited through CARF (Commission on Accreditation Of Rehabilitation Facilties) or JCAHO (Joint Commission Accreditaion Of Hospitals Organization) and contact them to start your complaint. CARF 4891 E. Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85712, USA, (520) 325-1044 or toll-free (888) 281-6531 voice/TTY, (520) 318-1129 fax

JCAHO (800) 994-6610 or send an email to [email protected]

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