My meth was suddenly stopped over my keyworkers mistake, result-no meth for at least 5days! Major ma

[baxb]

Iv been smoking heroin for 15yr. Iv took methadone for 5yr. I have not scored for 8month until few nights ago.  I broke my foot few month ago so my keyworker agreed to drop off my new script every time until i can walk without crutches.
I pick up from my chemist twice a week, mondays and fridays. So on friday i went to chemist at 6pm to find out that there was no new script. The clinics phone was closed now and i started to panic. The pharmacist was really good and he told me to quickly see my GP for emergency script and that the pharmacist would confirm everyting like reason, doseage etc.
But my GP couldnt get the right verification from the right people as everywhere was now closed.
Luckily i had a emergency bottle of meth for times like this which is the first time since i started meth. But sunday i was rough and had to score as ran out of meth.
Come monday morn, my keyworker rang to apologize as he left my script in his car after he heard about a death in his family on friday.
I was glad as i was worried that my meth had been totally stopped. But now as i had a gap of 3days without prescribed meth, i have to wait to see the doctor on wednesday which by that time i will have a gap of 5day since last dose. So my dose will have to restart at 15ml and increase by 5 or 10ml per week if need. It was totally not my fault but i dont want to get my keyworker into trouble. Wat can i do as all this has caused me so much stress and now im going to have been smoking heroin again for 4days by the time i see the Doctor. They wont even give me a single doseage til wednesday. I had been doing so well and i was also determined to not score at all for at least 2years. Can i make a complaint about this? Has this ever happened to anyone where u was not notified in advance for whatever reason that u wont have any meth and forced to score for few days... Basicaly im really mad that i did nothing wrong but have to go without anything for 5days.. Its set me back so much and im so outraged!

[froude]

Welcome Baxb to the Alliance.My partner did exactly the same thing this time last year(bad break in her Ankle)and was immobile for 8 weeks,firstly if your key was dropping your script off to you then why couldnt they get your Meth themselves and bring it to your address,you can write a letter to the pharmacist to ask for someone else to pick it up for you (thats what i ws doing for my partner).Basically you can make a complaint, Key workers shouldn't leave prescriptions in their car ,no matter what the Emergency.During those few days without your methadone ,what does your D.S.P think is going to happen if one of their workers left a patients prescription in their car,that patient then has to look for something that is going to keep them going, ie Heroin.Personally id complain and say ive had to go out and buy heroin that ive not done in 2 years because a Key worker left my script in their car.Every week on here there is something on here that a no brain Key has forgotten to do or messed up a script,so you aint the only one ,its happened to me and many other's and it will continue to do so.Hope you get it sorted for Weds,all the best Froude. 

[OP8S]

Complain. Whether it's been a mistake because of an emergency or not. Your key shouldn't of left *your* meds, dispensed in your name in the car over the weekend anyway. Surely key would have remembered, if only when they used their car again & even though it was not within working hours should have delivered it to you the first second that they realised a mistake had been made. Imagine their car had been broken into, they would be in the shit now!  Or is this some kind of trickery to reduce your dose...? It really wouldn't surprise me in these uncertain times of treatment.
Good luck & speak up.

[simon]

What a can of worms I might ask a pharmacist for advice about the bits I don't know about but, if you aren't going to lose all your tolerance in 5 days. If you start someone on Methadone a first dose would likely to be 30-40ml anyway - so why are they going to give you only 15ml?
It's their mistake and they should sort it out pretty quickly, phone the service manager up and complain - I'd imagine that methadone is legally your property - does that make your key-worker a thief?

[OP8S]

I was of the same opinion Simon. Once dispensed by the pharmacy the medication is your property, whether it's asprin or meth. Who knows what could have happened to the methadone lying all weekend in the car. If it was in plain sight someone could easily of smashed the window & done a runner with it just to see what the medication was ( I trust it was in a bag from the pharmacy at least ?), which would arouse a bit of curiosity if left lying on the back seat or somewhere visible. Can't understand why over the course of a weekend , that the key never rememberd at all. I'd imagine the key concerned would be in a bit of bother ?
You need to complain asap. Good luck.

[simon]

I think the drugs worker becomes in a position of being in possession of a controlled drug that legally isn't their's and i'd say it is theft. Once dispensed it's the patients property and I think some negligence has occurred and if it's not complained about will be covered up.

[baxb]

My key usually drops off my script at the chemist every 2weeks on a friday and as the chemist is just 2min from home i can easily walk there for my meth twice a week. My key has asked me how iv handled the weekend. I told him iv had to score and will do everyday til i get meth back.  What i also need to know is what will happen if i complain? Will he get sacked? Will they change my key or will it stay same even though i make a complaint?  And as for a trick to reduce my dose.. no no way.. If i want to reduce then i reduce myself or ask to be reduced. This is not a sly way to get reduced.
Its now tuesday and i am really ill and need to score asap.  For anyone who been in my position, wat over counter meds can help? Co codomal dont do anything and my gp wont prescribe me any benzos or codein.  And i wont pay for meth off street, it can be like giving money away for water with only bit meth in.
Im going to wait until i get meth back and then complain. Can you believe it, the person or team that is trying to help and support me with my addiction, instead i am forced back to heroin. Unbelievable!
Thanks for reading my post n thx for replies! I will keep this updated

[derek d j]

Man, that's plain crazy. In your position, I'd park myself in the dsp reception and howl loudly to everyone who passed until they sorted the mistake out. You suffer for a problem not of your making and, unless you complain vehemently, nobody will give a monkey's and there's a risk the same thing will happen again. Scream.

[simon]

I'd phone the service up and ask to speak to the service manager and ask for a prescription now! There must be a doctor that can sort one out and this isn't your fault. If it's not sorted why not get some legal advice?
It's not your concern what happens to the key-worker it's not your mistake. Why not phone the Alliance helpline, see if they can help.

[froude]

OP has got it ,Simon your can of worms scenario;I can see someone on a disciplinary charge for this ,baxby im sure there is a pain and suffering going on and all sorts here. Basically a Key walking about with scripts has happened to quite a few of us on the Alliance, among st other things concerning scripts,for your Key to have it over the weekend is a massive mistake on his part,would he have authority to have it in his car/house over the weekend not in work hours,this has to be a countrywide normal thing for keys/D.S.P's to do ,my last one did ,others on the site have prescriptions taken by Keys also taxi's to get them to the chemist ,this has to stop.COMPLAIN and then COMPLAIN like someone said to the manager of your D.S.P.Utter disgrace in my eyes,Keep us up to date with it,All the best Froude

[froude]

As usual RIGHT ON DEREK DJ.

[simon]

Doesn't help now, but never, ever have a pick up day on a Friday it's the worst possible pick-up day. Tue-Thurs are best days and avoid most b/holidays.
I hope the poster gets on the phone today and sorts this out.

[sapphire]

As others have said, complain.I know this keyworker said he had a bereavement, but in those situations his caseload should get passed to someone else, especially where delivering people's scripts is concerned.

Due to your extra implication of the broken foot making it even more difficult for you to get about, I would really, really complain about this.

They have basically made you relapse due to their admin error.

Fools.

[baxb]

8 months is the longest iv been without gear. Now after this silly stupid c**k up, this could play real havoc in my life.
Since last thursday, iv only had 70ml meth  and iv spent nearly 2ton on gear and taxis. So far I think the main meth withdraw sympton i have is some mad intense stress and depression.
The past year has been tough, a struggle. hard work but very satisfying.  But its took years of promises and lies and relapses and failures....  Even harder is when you plan the very last smoke before stopping or taking a break.  This part is so hard for me its like a never endin roundabout.
 To be gear free lately, iv gone through torture and managed it so far with sheer gut determination, which can be so hard to discover within yourself. i have been utter proud of myself but now this c**k up has happened, i
can feel all that hardwork and that gut determination just drain out of me, like its being pumped out of my body rejecting all that goodness that has took years to build up.
I really have got so depressed now after smoking again for 3-4days and i can tell this relapse is a bad one. After having spent a bit of time dealing with positivity and being optimistic with just meth, now, its all just vanished and i dont know how to bring it back. its gon2 take more than sheer gut determination to try again, its gon2 be even harder. Come tomorow with a new script,  i thought that i could just carry on where it was left, but i am so skeptic about it now.

Already im feeling really lazy, I feel like normal tiny tasks are now massive jobs, i feel like i have already gone back to my old ways so quickly.

Maybe Im just having a big moan to anyone who undertands me, but I suppose every one have their own feelings and experiences. 
Is this mindf**k depression a sympton of meth withdraw? What else should i expect? Im so worried that i will now end up scoring every single day until i spend every penny  and sell everything in my house!  I have to wait til tomorow now for my new script and i hope they dont decrease the dose too much.    so peed off about this. I will never ever rely on any keyworker again. Like some1 said, surely he must have realised over the weekend and could have done something about it.
IM SO ANGRY!

[simon]

I am so angry they have done this to you, but don't think you have to continue using because they messed up I'd hoped you might have got it sorted by complaining or phoning the helpline. I hope all goes well tommorrow.