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Until now I had only read comments made by BLer based in NZ who bemoanded the fact that they had to fly to the clinic every month as it appeared only to be licenced by specialists in treatment of addiction so only a few clinics offered it.
I think the OP made a comment that just about explains it all. Every day is one long 'mission' just to stay well at the cost of all other activities and passtimes. In essence, people often struggle when provided substitution therapy as that everlasting mission was the only structure left within their lives.
I know Peter McDermot suggested looking at how much more money one has and doing all of the things that the drugs stopped you from doing. While eating an entire tub of Häagen-Dazs or going for a pedicure may not be for you, more than one client has suddenly become a massive reader. Maybe it's dog-eared copies of yet another book devoted to one topic but I would almost think they developed a reading addiction.
While the local HR provider do a pretty good job (in spite of every single client having a complaint), they do provide a drop-in centre open 9-5 weekdays. People would bring in DVDs and all would gather round and watch. I did feel it a slightly better option that essentially bribing clients with junkfood but then again, most clients had less fat on them than a whippet so maybe a fatso like me saw a risk where none existed. I have to admit that it does take quite a lot of observation to prevent it becoming a swap-shop of nicked goods, dealer hub and the various other things drop-in centres often struggle to manage. I think it worth paying someone to just be in the room - getting clean is hard, staying clean is harder.
I think if it works for the OP, that's the important bit.
NOT having to undergo supervised consumption and be kept waiting for 20 minutes MUST be a relief. In the UK, how pharmacists treat people on a daily pickup is more often nasty than kind. If I see someone doing so, I wish them well - self worth is worth a lot and a 'professional' should note that outside of that pickup, they know ZERO about a person's life.
IF you ever have a more technical question, please do not hesitate to PM me with any questions. I'm neither an oracle or a cypher so fallibility is possible but as always, I will try to provide hyperlinks to all of the scientific papers I can access on the basis that no faeries, gods or magic are involved - only science.
I think the OP made a comment that just about explains it all. Every day is one long 'mission' just to stay well at the cost of all other activities and passtimes. In essence, people often struggle when provided substitution therapy as that everlasting mission was the only structure left within their lives.
I know Peter McDermot suggested looking at how much more money one has and doing all of the things that the drugs stopped you from doing. While eating an entire tub of Häagen-Dazs or going for a pedicure may not be for you, more than one client has suddenly become a massive reader. Maybe it's dog-eared copies of yet another book devoted to one topic but I would almost think they developed a reading addiction.
While the local HR provider do a pretty good job (in spite of every single client having a complaint), they do provide a drop-in centre open 9-5 weekdays. People would bring in DVDs and all would gather round and watch. I did feel it a slightly better option that essentially bribing clients with junkfood but then again, most clients had less fat on them than a whippet so maybe a fatso like me saw a risk where none existed. I have to admit that it does take quite a lot of observation to prevent it becoming a swap-shop of nicked goods, dealer hub and the various other things drop-in centres often struggle to manage. I think it worth paying someone to just be in the room - getting clean is hard, staying clean is harder.
I think if it works for the OP, that's the important bit.
NOT having to undergo supervised consumption and be kept waiting for 20 minutes MUST be a relief. In the UK, how pharmacists treat people on a daily pickup is more often nasty than kind. If I see someone doing so, I wish them well - self worth is worth a lot and a 'professional' should note that outside of that pickup, they know ZERO about a person's life.
IF you ever have a more technical question, please do not hesitate to PM me with any questions. I'm neither an oracle or a cypher so fallibility is possible but as always, I will try to provide hyperlinks to all of the scientific papers I can access on the basis that no faeries, gods or magic are involved - only science.
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