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Doctor caught me, I need advice asap please!
Long story short, I relapsed in 2012 and have been abusing again for about a year now.
I have been forging prescriptions- my doctor gas been writing me seperate prescriptions for oxycodone and adderrall. I have been filling the oxy, and also writing in a script for oxy on the adderrall script he gives me.
He called me tonight and said left a message saying he found "very troubling info" on how I obtain the medication. I called him back and he asked me to come in this Wednesday, and to bring the prescriptions I have.
I am so worried, I am aware what type of offense this is. My doctor is generally an easy going and nice guy. He is obviously upset now though. Does anyone think there is any chance that he will let me go, given that I come clean and return all the scripts he recently wrote me? (I was just in his office yesterday). Or do you guys think I'm for sure ******?? He told me to come in anytime wed to talk, I've didn't have a specific time, I even asked what time. I keep imagining myself leaving Wednesday in handcuffs (I am so scared and upset). At the same time, my logic is telling me that maybe he really just want to talk to me, and there's not going to be some official waiting for me to arrive all day kong.
I have so much to lose. I have a great job and I'm engaged to the love my life (she doesn't know). What do you guys think? Should I get a lawyer? Am I for sure going to be charged?
Any help would be much appreciated.
I have been forging prescriptions- my doctor gas been writing me seperate prescriptions for oxycodone and adderrall. I have been filling the oxy, and also writing in a script for oxy on the adderrall script he gives me.
He called me tonight and said left a message saying he found "very troubling info" on how I obtain the medication. I called him back and he asked me to come in this Wednesday, and to bring the prescriptions I have.
I am so worried, I am aware what type of offense this is. My doctor is generally an easy going and nice guy. He is obviously upset now though. Does anyone think there is any chance that he will let me go, given that I come clean and return all the scripts he recently wrote me? (I was just in his office yesterday). Or do you guys think I'm for sure ******?? He told me to come in anytime wed to talk, I've didn't have a specific time, I even asked what time. I keep imagining myself leaving Wednesday in handcuffs (I am so scared and upset). At the same time, my logic is telling me that maybe he really just want to talk to me, and there's not going to be some official waiting for me to arrive all day kong.
I have so much to lose. I have a great job and I'm engaged to the love my life (she doesn't know). What do you guys think? Should I get a lawyer? Am I for sure going to be charged?
Any help would be much appreciated.
The fact that he's allowing you to come in at a time of your choosing is good. LE isn't going to wait in his office all day for something like this, I wouldn't think. Be honest and "spill the beans." Don't try to minimize what you've done either. Hopefully he might opt to help you out rather than report you.
Good luck
Good luck
I have to say that I think you have gotten some really good advice from the above posters. Honesty IS the best policy. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers and I truly hope you use this as an important lesson and decide its time to get clean :) Good luck to you!!!
this is tuff to call now a days doctor have to report to the athorites about abuse then often you will be red flaged for what you have done and no longer be abel to get your percscripitons filled this is a problem that we see more and more on here he is probably not going to report you if he said come in anny time only give you advise on how to stop keep posting here for support and think long and hard how out of control you habit is
I would highly recamend N/A it will help..........Gnarly
I would highly recamend N/A it will help..........Gnarly
Guys,
I went in, did exactly as pretty much everyone suggested- came fully clean. It was liberating, and would have been extemely liberating if it wasnt for my overwhelming fear. He told me that he already let the DEA know about "suspicious activity" involving my prescription use. I told him that I was hoping he would have considered not reporting it, or at least waited until hearing me out. He told me that although he did report me, it was online through some sort of doctor-DEA portal, and he did not give specifics. Like I mentioned, my doctor told me that he only reported suspicious activity and did not give specifics. He could easily see my incredible stress regarding the forgery and potential charges, and he told me that he wasnt even sure how exactly I was getting the medication. Although im sure it could have been easy for him to guess it was forgery, at the time he reported to the DEA he was not exactly sure and therefore didn't mention that it was forgery. I asked him what he thought the likelihood was of the DEA coming after me, he repeatedly said he didn't know - until the very end- when he could tell that I was breaking down, he mentioned that if he had to guess, they probably won't. I don't know if that had any true meaning behind it or not. The doc cut me off, told me I need to get help (rehab) and should tell my fiancé (I'm not going to resort to that yet- it would ruin my engagement/marriage, this I know for a FACT). I told him that I am thankful that this has happened, and that I am of course incredibly sorry and embarrassed. I told him that this person that was forging is really not me, it's the oxy. That stuff makes me do really weird things and feel no emotion when emotion is needed. It makes me a different person than who I really am. All the while, I keep taking more, and more, and ******* more! It is blowing my ******* mind how I let my life slide so deep into this crap after already getting clean years back! Addiction is the ******* worst.
I'm not going to go to another doc and get more pills. He let me keep the one script I filled 2 days ago, and told me to taper. I have been trying to find an outpatient rehab clinic that will accommodate my life.
Does anyone have any experience with where Im at? What do you guys think- are they going to come after me? I really don't know what to think.
The posts and care if experienced by you guys here has been overwhelming, in a good way. I apologize for going on and on here, but I literally have NO ONE else to talk to and get advice from; and because of that, I am indebted to this group in a big way. Thank you.
I went in, did exactly as pretty much everyone suggested- came fully clean. It was liberating, and would have been extemely liberating if it wasnt for my overwhelming fear. He told me that he already let the DEA know about "suspicious activity" involving my prescription use. I told him that I was hoping he would have considered not reporting it, or at least waited until hearing me out. He told me that although he did report me, it was online through some sort of doctor-DEA portal, and he did not give specifics. Like I mentioned, my doctor told me that he only reported suspicious activity and did not give specifics. He could easily see my incredible stress regarding the forgery and potential charges, and he told me that he wasnt even sure how exactly I was getting the medication. Although im sure it could have been easy for him to guess it was forgery, at the time he reported to the DEA he was not exactly sure and therefore didn't mention that it was forgery. I asked him what he thought the likelihood was of the DEA coming after me, he repeatedly said he didn't know - until the very end- when he could tell that I was breaking down, he mentioned that if he had to guess, they probably won't. I don't know if that had any true meaning behind it or not. The doc cut me off, told me I need to get help (rehab) and should tell my fiancé (I'm not going to resort to that yet- it would ruin my engagement/marriage, this I know for a FACT). I told him that I am thankful that this has happened, and that I am of course incredibly sorry and embarrassed. I told him that this person that was forging is really not me, it's the oxy. That stuff makes me do really weird things and feel no emotion when emotion is needed. It makes me a different person than who I really am. All the while, I keep taking more, and more, and ******* more! It is blowing my ******* mind how I let my life slide so deep into this crap after already getting clean years back! Addiction is the ******* worst.
I'm not going to go to another doc and get more pills. He let me keep the one script I filled 2 days ago, and told me to taper. I have been trying to find an outpatient rehab clinic that will accommodate my life.
Does anyone have any experience with where Im at? What do you guys think- are they going to come after me? I really don't know what to think.
The posts and care if experienced by you guys here has been overwhelming, in a good way. I apologize for going on and on here, but I literally have NO ONE else to talk to and get advice from; and because of that, I am indebted to this group in a big way. Thank you.
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I think you are going to be fine. I have a feeling the doctor would go to bat for you if the worst happened. Now it is time to move on and work on getting clean. This is a huge wake up call for you cuz if this would happen again you would be answering to the authorities. I hope you can come clean to your fiance. Secrets can be a real deal breaker or she may be your best supporter. Using is just a symptom of what is really going on with you. Recovery involves taking a hard look at ourselves all the while giving us the tools we need to stay clean. I know this is alot to take in all at once so we will just proceed slowly. Did your doctor give you a taper plan?
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1) Your doctor is aware that you've committed prescription fraud
2) Your pharmacy likely caught the forgery and contacted your doctor
It is harder to be sure of the following:
1) Whether your pharmacy knows you committed fraud. They may have called or faxed your doctor, who may or may not have confirmed fraud
2) Whether your doctor knows the extent of your fraud yet
3) If law enforcement has been involved yet
If it were me, I would assume that my doctor, if not aware already, will easily be able to learn about the extent of the fraud (the past forgeries). I would be hoping beyond hope that he has not gotten back to the pharmacy yet, as they have strict laws governing when they must contact law enforcement. I would do the legwork in advance to find a criminal attorney who specializes in this sort of thing. I wouldn't actually hire him/her yet, but I'd have him/her on speed dial. And I would follow the advice you've already been given: Come clean to the doctor, 100% clean, and throw yourself on his/her mercy. Part of that reality is that this means it's time to get clean - and I would demonstrate that I was absolutely committed to this when I talked to the doctor. You've committed a victimless crime (other than yourself), and if your doctor understands addiction, they may see helping you as a bigger priority than punishing you. But if I were them, I'd want to see someone who was utterly honest, and utterly committed to getting help.
I wish you the best, and please let us know how it works out.