where do we go for support.?

[hippy]

as addicts we do not do well alone, we seem to need to surrender
to the fact that we need people in our lives who are a support
to us,some of us do group  sessions, some go to aa because it is
there and there is a lot of addicts there and they have the 12 steps. some of us see a shrink, but any really ethical shrink would steer an addict twards a recovery orenented group.
This fourm is a start, and is a taste of what it is like
inter acting with other addicts.
i go to narcotics anonymous, i try to be who i am. im an addict.
there is a famous saying , " I STARTED GOING TO MEETINGS TO
SAVE MY ASS AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS ATTACHED TO MY SOUL..".

speaking about recovery,when i got clean, i prayed for my three favorte people me myself and i, and not much happenedtho i stayed clean, life was a drag, then one day i started praying for other people and my life and recovery took off like a rocket.
it was the most amazing thing.
so where do you go, and what do you do for support.
peace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Starraven]

Sorry I didn't write sooner,  but everyone had some great posts.  I never have come across that problem before, but if the first prescription you took was taken as prescribed and you ran out when you were supposed to run out then I see no problem in having that second one filled since your regular doctor is in Eurpope.  Tuesday, you march right in there and get that prescription!  DOn't let them intimidate you.  

My first job was as a pharmacy tech..(yes at age 16) when you mentioned about the man buying the syringes, it reminded me of one of our pharmacists..I called him Mr Bill.  If he didn't like the looks of someone he would tell me to tell them that we were out of syringes.  If the customers hair was a little long, or if it was a person of color or what have you.  Then we had the other pharmacist that would pop pills all day.  Granted they weren't as strict with the keeping of logs of controlled substances as they are now and nothing was computerized..everything was done by hand. You'll find pharmacists out there that are hypocrites.  They think they are the narcotics police but are back there popping pills whenever they feel like it.
My husband opened his own large animal practice just a few years back.  If I wanted to, I could order all the schedulled drugs I wanted with his DEA number, but you can bet your butt we will be inspected one day, one year and I wouldn't dare jeapordize the practice. Things are ALOT more controlled now than they were years ago.  So I guess they think they are saving their butts?  Who knows.  I just think if a damn doctor wrote it for you, you should be able to fill it.  I think this is the second time I have heard of something like this happening to a member of this forum. Just makes me so mad that people are needlessly humiliated.  
Let us know what happens.
Hugs to you
Suze

[peaz]

Er---That last line would read: ....that you THINK was a muscle RELAXANT.  :-)

[peaz]

As a pharmacy tech, it has been my experience to 1) let the customer pay cash if it's not ridiculously early.  The Rph usually has to okay this, but I've seen it done a million times  and 2) You had every right to get that script back.. Again, whenever a customer wanted  to try to find the drug cheaper elsewhere, changed his mind about even having it filled in the first place, and wanted to keep the RX for later, or WHATEVER.  It's yours and I think this pharmacy is in error.  The only time (that I'm aware of) that a pharnacy can keep a script is when they think it's fradulent, in which case the "fraudee" would be long gone...... : -)  Just my two cents.  
  Also--they are probably much too busy too dwell on who's getting how many refills of a certain drug, unless it's REALLY glaring---it's just not a priority, w/ everything else there is going on and to think about.  A little bit of paranoia on your part-- which is understandable after all of our drug seeking days, yeah?  We filled LOTS of scripts that were obviously for addicts, or abusers, but as long as it's a legit script, it's not up to the pharmacy.  I was never aware of any addict/seeker "list", either.  hope this makes you feel better.  Good luck .         Peaz            P.S.  What was the drug that you did get--the one you thing is a muscle rexalant?

[groovygirl]

If you really are not doing anything wrong, like trying to pass off a fake prescription or something, then you have absolutely nothing to fear.  What exactly are you afraid of?

[smalltown]

I just re-read both of your comments.  Thanks to both of you.  I actually was angered when I spoke with the tech, but only because I had to wait so long for the Rx, which they had already put on hold.  Should they have just let me pay cash for the RX?  I did ask, and I believe I was told I couldn't, this is when I felt embarrassed.  Kind of a side note, while I was waiting, this hispanic, well dressed, clean cut guy came in and went up to the counter.  It ended up he was getting syringes.  When he walked away from the counter he told the pharmacy tech (whoever was helping him) that he was sick of the looks he was getting.  He was angry and said "people of color get sick too"  The pharmacy guy said, I wasn't giving you any looks sir, but the hispanic guy walked away.  It was a shitty moment.  I felt bad for the hispanic guy.  It sucked.  Just thought I'd mention this, maybe the pharmacy is just run by a bunch of assholes who do look down on people.  I certainly wasn't the only one in the whole 35 minutes I was there, that left upset.

[smalltown]

Thanks to all you of you for your comments.  They are truly appreciated.  I guess I failed to mention the pharmacy tech that told me this was very nice, and said just come back in a few days and you can get it, I said to her can I just have the RX back and I'll just get it later, as the town I was in is 20 miles from where I live.  She said no.  I didn't get into it anymore, I just paid for the other Rx and left.  I don't think my body language gave away anything because I was just sitting there reading a magazine, because IN ALL HONESTY, I truly was just getting a RX filled, I didn't feel like I was getting a "fix", I just wanted to get home and take a bath.  I was more pissed at the fact that the pharmacy had me wait 35 minutes, then when I went up there they told me about the insurance not paying.  I beieve I asked if I could just pay cash for it, I'm not sure, I think I did, but it wasn't an option.  I have never had this problem before.  I never have tried to get an RX filled before that was denied (by insurance).  It was just plain embarrasing.  I felt like I did something wrong.  Guilt huh?  Now I know there is a RX for Vicodin waiting to be picked up on Tuesday.  I get freaked, thinking what if I go there and they ask me questions, but why would this happen?  Honestly, I only see one Dr and never go to different clinics to get RX's, so if they ask, I can only tell them the truth (if I have to tell them anything at all), my Dr. is in Europe.  Is this the reality, I'll go there on Tuesday, pick up my Rx and drive away and no one will care (except me)?  

I really appreciated everyones comments.  I can believe that pharmacies are used to dealing with people taking a lot more than I do, but I don't want to justify anything.  I want to own up to my own guilt, and I'm trying.

Please let me know what you think about my fear of picking up the prescription on Tuesday, like the pharmacy said I could.  Why do I feel like I did something so wrong?

peace