Help-prescription fraud-need advice desparetly

[Help me Im drowning]

Someone please give me some good advice....I am seriously addicted to opiates and I think I have finally hit rock bottom. I have been on narcotics for 4 years now. I have degenerative arthritis and just had diskogram done several months ago and found out I have a tear in the fibers around L5-S1 and the center nucleous is leaking out...(herniated disk). I am a patient at a pain clinic and am now on Methadone. My doc wants me to have an IDET but my insurance wont cover it and I think I am too young for a fusion...Im not even 30 yet and really couldnt afford the surgery anyway. For the past year I have been going through the cycle of running out of meds early and trying to figure out how to get more to get me through. Recently I was involved in a car wreck...well it was a road rage incident....guy with big stuffed duck tied to front end of flatbed utility truck ran me off the road passing me, i blew horn and he slammed on brakes and reversed into me causing 5,000 dollars damage to my car...broke my husbands foot and then he waited for cops to get there....needless to say I have been in extremem pain since then...I took extra methadone( I only take 30mg per day), so I ran out. My brother just had back surgery and he was taking percocet....he had a refill of vicodin left at the drug store and I called it in and picked it up.. I really didnt think he was using it anymore, and he wasnt, but he ran out of his percocet early and tried to get his refill just 4 days after I had already picked it up. I know I really screwed up, and he knows the truth now b.c I told him...he was mad but understood that I was desperate...going through withdrawels for 3 days and in pain and knew I could get my meds for 5 more days....the problem is now his workers comp is involved and is filling a police report. I am wondering if anyone has been through this kind of thing before.....I am hoping that by the grace of GOD that I wont be recognized on the surveillence tapes at the store. The pharmacy told him whoever picked it up cam in the store so they will be going through the tapes with the police soon....I didnt really go in the store, I went through the drive-thru not in my car and with dark shades on....the store doesn'thave camerras that show tag numbers, just the car through the window...I am hoping that because I was driving a super-raised truck that they wont be able to identify me...and my brother isnt either......PLease give any advice you can..... I know I messed up, but I am really a nice person, loving mom, devote Christian, but I gave in to a weakness and know I am so truely ashamed. My husband doesnt know how bad my provblem is. What should I do???????

Thanks for any advice.

HElp_me_im_drowing!!!!! And i dont want to go to federal prison....

[notmenow!]

What state did this  occur in as it varies state by state as far as felony versus misdemenor.
Example: in connecticut it is a misdemenor. That why you should mention what state your in, If its Florida it is a felony. Could your brother just be trying to scare you, I know a case with a husband and wife. The husband later came forward and said to the pharmacist I did'nt know my wife had picked it up for him, It is all up to you brother right, when the police report is made out if ever your brother just has to say a family member picked it up for me which is not against the law on class 3 drugs. I think your over reacting because you are so caught up in the quilt of your inappropriate drug use. You are in pain management you should be honest w/ the dr and tell them the current drug regimine is not approriate for your pain level. It is not unusual for pain management patients to build a tolerance to their medication. The job of the pain specialist is to treat your pain. unless there is more to the story. The methadone has a long half life, Now tell me the vicodin actually did anything for you. I know you didnt get high on it , maybe you did 30 is a low dose. Ask him to double you dose to 60 that 30 is no longer holding you.

[vicaddict]

Very well said.
Just wanted to welcome you to the forum, and congrats on your decision!

Best wishes;
Tracy

[Papa2]

This is my first posting so bear with me a little. Most important is you are a Christian,Everthing els ewill for in place.as a christian myself and also a vicoden user since a BAAAAD wreck in 1992.I am in a lot of pain and also have the same problems like all of you. I am getting ready for my WD now but I know God puts us in these situation to make us stroger and closer to HIM I will pray for you


Papa2

[vicaddict]

I agree that if she has no priors, and does get caught if she asks for help, they may cut her a break. I thought about that too.

Well either way, I hope it all works out, and she gets the help she needs..

Peace All!

[Two222]

If you do get into trouble and admit to the judge that you have a problem (and you have no other prior legal problems) he might cut you a break and send you to treatment, especially if you tell him you want to get sober.

Beach towel- calling her sick and a thief is really un-called for. You can go on and on about how your so blunt and truthful, but saying that **** doesn't achieve anything does it? None of the 12 steps say to call a fellow addict any names. In fact, they condone that. I'm really starting to wonder what kind of home group you are attending?

[vicaddict]

I think that b/c the time that has passed, her brother probably thinks it is too late to say that. By now they would wonder what took you so long to "remember" that. Know what I mean?
B/c I was thinking the same thing, but the amount of time since the meds were picked up, workmans comp filed a complaint, and before that her brother had to. So, for him to say that now probably would raise some eyebrows. Then again, if he isn't willing to press charges why would anyone else. That is unless, the workman's comp covered a replacement prescription. Then they will not drop the issue I doubt.

I don't know, just my 2 cents.

:)