Anyone who has a opioid habit severe enough to need ORT shouldn't be working in a field that deals with people's health. That is just a simply no.
It doesn't matter whether you are using on your freetime or at work as your abilities aren't the same as when being sober.
In my opinion anyone who is decent enough should understand that and either seek help or quit a job that requires clarity of mind.
Honestly I have to disagree. I?ve met maybe a dozen very professional and highly capable heavy opioid users in medical fields. Granted, these folks dont misuse meds, they don?t steal prescriptions, or do anything else unethical. They have have serious opioid habits. But they take care of themselves, make sure they medicate as necessary, and aren?t any worse off.
Certainly if drug use is interfering with ones work, it?s an issue regardless. But I?d disagree there is any inherent issue with people working in healthcare who need ORT.
Sort of like the fallacy that if someone needs heavy/high dose opioids (for whatever reason), it doesn?t necessarily mean they aren?t able to adequately care for other people. Actually, I?ve met far more sober assholes who work in healthcare than ones who are open about being on ORT.
Too bad the ?phile isn?t around anymore. They had more than one user who was a nurse/healthcare professional and on methadone/morphine/etc.
If the line get crossed into unethical or negligent behavior, then totally they need to reasses their career choice. But properly using ORT does not in any way guarantee negligence. Improper ORT, or using ORT and drugs on the side, yeah that?s definitely an issue. But when used properly there isn?t anything special about ORT meds.
Hi,
I've been on suboxone replacement therapy since May 15th 2018. And, other then the suboxone and alcohol I've been "clean".
I'm so depressed. Since revealing my addiction I've been on a leave of absence from work. I've sold my house and moved into a small apartment with my sister 6 hours away from where I used to be living.
I feel like I've lost so much since admitting I needed help. There will be a ton of hoops to jump through to get back to work (I was never caught using at work...in fact when I started my leave of absence the occupational health nurse at my work called me and asked if I had any proof of my addiction)
I want so badly to just wrap myself up in a cocoon of opiates and just... I don't even know.
Please tell me it gets better than this. Because this place is so stinking dark right now.
-E
If you just keep trying and pushing ahead, you?ll figure it out. What kind of support do you have IRL? It can be hard to find the right support given individual needs, as there isn?t a one size fits all approach to recovery despite what a lot of people like to preach. As a general rule it takes a LOT of trying to figure out what works for the individual.
But if you just keep trying you will figure it out sooner or later. Otherwise, I?ll just comment that the quality of ones recovery is directly proportional to the quality of the support one can find IRL. And that can be tough to work out sometimes... sort of like therapists, i think it took visiting like 10 different ones just to find one that worked well for me.
Try and keep you head up.