Foundations Medical Services

After 2 weeks I'm only on 45mg of methadone, and it may take months for me to actually get the 100-150mg I probably need to get clean/function. Maybe this works for people used to Butler dope, but I'm getting fentanyl from Warren and it's at least 4-5 times stronger, so even snorting a 1/6th of a g is like over 150mg of methadone. There top concern seems to be "not getting you high" on methadone, but compared to fentanyl methadone barely does anything - you'll be so sick for so long it's basically like quitting cold turkey, only instead of being able to lay in bed you have to get up and drive somewhere then still be sick. It's like putting a 600 pound guy on a lettuce-only diet, then still being worried he eats so much lettuce that he gains weight. I couldn't get high on methadone if I drank a 2 liter bottle - it's weaker than the fetty I get for $20. But at least if they gave me like 150mgs I think it would act as a blocker. But they want to raise your dose like 5-10mg/week, so you need to go like 3 months before you'll *maybe* not feel terrible (and I don't even know, because I've never done that much, so I just have to hope it would work). But the best thing they could do would be to give me as much methadone as possible because 1) it barely works anyway and 2) it blocks fetty. It'd be like feeding a fat guy so much lettuce they would be full. The only way you're going to make someone worse by giving them too much methadone is if they are doing like 4 perc-5's instead of their prescribed 3; for people doing real opiates and dealing with real pain, any amount of methadone is going to be better (and feel worse) than any amount of fentanyl. Like how even if I eat 10 plates of lettuce, I'm never going to get the calories in 1 plate of gravy covered chicken wings. But expecting someone to go from 1g of fentanyl to 35mg methadone is like expecting a 600 pound guy to eat a single plate of lettuce and be full today because next week he can ask to get a plate and a half of lettuce. It only becomes "medically assisted" once you're like 3 months in and you are given enough medication to help you quit. Otherwise you're just basically stopping cold Turkey, before slowly getting addicted to methadone. I don't shoot up, and 45mg leaves me feeling terrible. And it doesn't need to go up another 10mg, it probably needs doubled or trippled, so I don't know if I'm going to make it. Sucks because the place doesn't seem too bad once you're there but they seem to give you the least help in the beginning when you need the most. But I can't even get high on Butler dope, so maybe that's why. But they still should adjust faster, like if I'm sick AF at 35 and 40 and 45 you really think 50mg is where I need to be? When everyone else is on 100-150mg? I've felt so bad for so long I don't think I'll ever feel better, I just want to be able to function. I don't get why they need 20 appointments to raise someones dose 100mg - I'm guessing they bill for each appointment, but it's horrible as a patient. Imagine if you got surgery and they started you on the weakest pain medicine and then increased it over the next month when you asked - you need it when you're fresh out of surgery, not a month later or even 2 weeks in.

The people here have saved my life. They actually care and want you to get better. I have to talk about Erin the nurse though. She has been such a great influence on my life. She has always been there to help and encourage me to succeed but never ever have I felt judged by her for my previous mistakes. I ve seen some people get mad and say horrible things about her because they lost their privileges, only to later come and tell her thank you for holding them accountable and helping them to really get back on track. When you re an addict you place blame on others so much because it s the only way you can live with yourself, but then you come to realize that it s us who did wrong, they realized Erin didn t take their privileges they took them from themselves, and the same people have come around and told me she saved their lives as well. She is an incredible nurse. She cares so much and sets an excellent example. I hope that Foundations realize just how blessed they are to have someone like her. She s a treasure and a beautiful soul. One reason I ve been clean for so long is I couldn t stand to let her down. When I say she s saved my life I mean it. Cherish her. Always!

I cannot say enough good about foundations and their staff. The nurses Erin and Edie are God sends. These people have helped save my life and I have many years clean and sober because of their help. People have preconceived notions and judgments about medication assisted recovery but you don t know how it really is. These people care. They don t want you stuck there. They saved my life over and over and I will forever be grateful. I m going on 19 years clean because of their help and services. If you or a loved one needs help, there s no better help out there than foundations. ADDED . I was reading the other reviews and I d love to address the one who says the nurses are horrible human beings. ABSOLUTELY NOT. When you don t follow the rules that are out there for your safety you lose privileges. The nurses are not being mean by having to tell you that you failed a drug test or you didn t show up to group so you can t have the same privileges as those who do what s right.. YOU DID THAT TO YOURSELF. And then he stated someone should burn it down!? If anyone did something so heinous because they can t comply.. you d be totally destroying so many peoples future. Not only would you take innocent peoples jobs but you d crush single moms in recovery and other people trying to make it! How incredibly horrible! If anyone out there wants to get their lives back these people will bend over backwards to help you. Please don t be turned off by a rant from someone who destroyed his own experience by not doing what s right. Part of recovery is taking responsibility for your mistakes. No one can ruin your recovery but you. Foundations is amazing and they care. Especially the AMAZING NURSES! I want to add about my counselor Sydney. I have never in my life felt more advocated for. She is absolutely amazing. The people here truly care and want to see people get better. The only people who have problems are the ones who are completely out of line and disrespectful. They re mad because they don t get privileges but they forget they are the ones who ruin it for themselves. The nurses didn t make you give a positive urinalysis. You did that. I have maintained my privileges for over a decade by simply allowing myself to live a normal life. And I wouldn t have this chance if it wasn t for the help of these great people. Thank you foundation s staff for helping to save my life. My son who I got clean for in the first place is now on his way to becoming a state trooper. If you listen to them and do what you re supposed to do. You will have your life back!