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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Regular drug testing has been the most effective thing I have done for my daughter.  I order Icups in bulk off the internet; they are about $9 each when purchased that way.  Because she does opiates and they wash out quickly, I have to do it twice a week. You wouldn't need to do nearly so often for marijuana--more like every two weeks.  A month ago I went on a long business trip and she used cash she got for her birthday to relapse as her chronic pain, still not dx'ed, flared up again.

I had pre-arranged for a contingency if she relapsed.  She is now going to an outpatient program at Aquila Recovery in NW DC.  She is early in the treatment and we're off to a rocky start as she has had to miss a couple of meetings because of health emergencies.  They are in regular contact with me and have told me from the start they think she is a better candidate for inpatient.  But they are willing to try to work with her given her bad experience at inpatient and her refusal to go inpatient.  (Catch them under 18 and they don't have a choice.)

I'll see how this works out--Aquila seems much better than Kolmac.  The latter is very one size fits all, and puts all the opiate users on suboxone, itself addictive.  Aquila has much smaller groups and far fewer really hardened drug users.  They will use decreasing amounts of Suboxone to wean off, but favor naltrexone (Vivitrol shots), which is not addictive.  She knows she'll have to go inpatient if she can't make Aquila work.  Previous research was very discouraging for a place that really seemed to have a handle on both drug and mental issues, let alone her medical issues--which is why last time I hired an interventionist who placed her in a rehab that kicked her out because they couldn't handle the mental issues.  I would have done better just putting her at Father Martin's.  Aquila has said they will help me research new options.

She sees a psychiatrist now that she likes, but I am not particularly happy with--too many drugs , one of which require more drugs to counter side effects.  And I am surprised the psychiatrist doesn't recommend therapy; she just sees her every week.  One of her friends has spoken very positively about Dr. Robert Dupont in Rockville.  [/quote]
Thank you. Hope it goes well.[/quote]

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