doctor shopping

[doctorshopper]

I live in Louisiana.  I am an addict.  I forged many scrips 3 years ago in TX, got caught, and moved to Louisiana.  I am on probation.

While in Louisiana, I found two doctors that will write me lortab scripts.  I see one of the doctors every two months, and he writes me either 20 or 40 lortabs.  I never go see him early - I just call for an appt every 6 -8 weeks or so, go in, get a steriod shot, and my lortab script.  This script should in theory last only about 4 - 7 days, as he writes them every 4 hours as needed.  

The other doctor writes me about 30 per month.  Two per day as needed, so in theory this script should last 15 days.  I have been doing this for about 6 months, and recently, I let the script from doc 1 overlap the script for doc 2.  It has only happened once in six months.

What are my chances of getting the dreaded police visit?

[IBKleen]

Good for you!

[doctorshopper]

I'll be back at my na group tomorrow at lunch.  Tomorrow because I'm talking to this crowd today.

[doctorshopper]

Yes, I have to give them an id every time.  

From what I've ready about the La prescription monitoring program, either a doc or the pharmacy initiates an inquiry.  In other words, I think it's a "top down" inquiry in that the program doesn't trigger the docs/pharms, rather the pharms or doc's call the program.

Because I've had no trouble ever getting anything written or filled, I don't THINK that has happened yet.  The overlap presription took place on June 8th, and I"ve gotten a prescription filled (July 1) since then.  So as far as I know, nothing's happened.  

All that said, I know at some point if I continue to do this, I'm going to be on the jails side of institutions, jails, and death.

[IBKleen]

Gotta tell you, that is great news. You are not taking enough to really feel any horrible withdrawal. I think it will be mostly mental with you. I am not discounting that at all. The mental part of this disease kicks my butt near every day.

How do you feel about joining a support group, other than this one I mean?

[avisg]

yes but you have to remember you are on probation they have all your info already your going to flag faster .do you have to give them your id every time you fill a controlled substance .

[Htownnofrown]

From the language you are using it sounds like you know about NA and have been before. If that is the case then you know what to do, you just have to get willing to do it.