I came across a situation involving substance misuse the other day that got me thinking... If you have a client getting regular daily methadone, but they never attend at all on Sat (for Sat/Sun), is it better to suggest that they pick up the Saturday/Sunday doses on Friday? On one hand, collecting on Friday may suggest that the product will be consumed appropriately; on the other hand, is this playing into the hands of somebody who will abuse the weekend supplies? For some patients, clearly they will benefit clinically; but for others the risk of diversion will be large... Let me know whether you feel...
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Jonathan Green
6/11/2012 10:12:28 am
I don't think this is a simple A or B answer. Personally I would contact the prescriber and make them aware of the Saturday abcence. If they are 'using' over the weekend then any methadone supplied would at best be diverted or at worst consumed leading to overdose.
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