I'm really concerned about this bill cause of friends like MDB who is addicted to rc benzos (I really must E-mail him as I haven't in awhile n check on him. It probably annoys him but I just worry avout him n others who are on lots of these substances n knowing myself how difficult, mentally, it's been for me trying to come off suboxone i can't begin to imagine what this is like, with the worry of seizers n so on. I'm coming up to three years tapering subs its been very rocky to the least - these people have a matter of months. I can't begin to imagine what that's gna do to someone's psychological wellbeing.
I don't think the powers that be have thought this through at all. Our NHS is bursting under the pressure of government cuts, waiting times (I wish I was working in the LHB now would be fascinating to see how they're dealing with primary care on a local basis kinda miss watching discussions im different levels of hierarchy) what the hell is this Bill going to do? Appointments will go up in GP surgeries as people try to get on scripts, DPSs n the the waiting time to get into drug n alcohol can take six minths.
The doctor I saw was a psychiatrist who covered the whole of North Wales n is one of the best so my waiting time would have been three months on my old key worker (miss her heaps she is a CBT therapist she helped me a lot with how I interact on these forums believe it or not i showed her some msgs i was receiving n she was horrified she was trying to get me to limit my time on here but she is doing CBT now

) got me to see him in a few days as she was concerned about paracetamol toxicity so I got put on suboxone 23 May 2013.
My point is that it's not easy to get into addiction clinics currently. The addiction systems need updating. I do not like the fact that people who work lots have difficulty getting onto Maintenance scripts (I have to laugh here cause I talk to Sadie a fair bit on the phone n I was explaining this once hiw it differs to America, forgetting that she's American n she explained that, while their system differs tomours for subs it diffs between states. Duh how can I talk to someone with American accent n forget they're American? Lol) anyway where was I? Ywa maintenance scripts are a nightmare if you're working (FUBAE I think you were working on script?) because to begin with, you go for daily supervision at THE SAME PHARMACY. Hopefully you can all see whete I'm going with this? Yes you guessed it if you work long hours or travel this is IMPOSSIBLE unless you've some magic powers we don't know about. Daily supervision goes on fot AT LEAST a few months n if you fuck up ie test dirty ut can be AGES!!!!!! After this yiu go to three times weekly then two then eventually weekly pick up. I don't think ppl are allowed ti pick up the script for ypu as they're termed controlled drugs (CD) but hopefully FUBAR can answer this. Personally no one n I mean no one picks up my subbies but me. Where I'm going with this is that people like MDB work. MDB sorry to keep mentioning you.
I really feel that they should leave bemzos out of this bill as a tenporary meassure n find a wau of help addicts taper off these substances, taking into account not only the physically sjeer dangers of seizers and or even death but the psychological affect that this will have. We had a GP here not long back (it would be interesting to find the thread n link it here) who stated that it was important to go at a patient's pace when they're tapering benzos; never to force them. Come to think on it (I must take a look myself) he stated that it's written in the NICE (nationak institute of clinical excellence) guidelines that a patient must not be forced to taper benzos before they're ready.
So my questions for discussion (feel free to make anothet thread / transfer to an existing thread or whatever) are this;
In looking at tgr NICE guidelines for presxribed benzod, what should be happening to help people currently dependent on RC benzos? Shoukd this new bill acknowkedge the dangers of cold turkeying / rapid tapering of RC benzos n deal with thus drug frouondifferently to that of say, stimulanta? How is this bill helping to keep people safe including those currebtly dependent? Is this bikk just going to ruin lives of those currently addicted ti RC benzos in that some may look to illegal benzos n thus risj getting themselves a criminal record, get into dangerous situations that they are not used to (especially if they've only ever bought substances online n know nothing about approaching dealers etc.
The most important question of all
Is this bill going to dommore harm than good in terns of thise current dependent on / addicted to RC benzos?
Sorry for going on. I've a close friend on here in this situation n I really don't want to lose him or owr bas happen.
Evey