Methadone

We only dispense methadone to pts that are current in their program on the outside. Currently we have only 14 people on it. The clinic brings out the doses and the Dr.'s orders with it. It has to be locked in a safe, seperate from everything else. The clinic has to verify all the particulars, we just dispense it. Of course, almost every junkie that comes in tries to tell you they are on it, some have been in the past, but not currently.
One guy came in and told me he'd been in the methadone program, but it was too expensive, so he went back to heroin. When I asked him what it cost for both, it worked out that the methadone was cheaper. However, he said he was a musician and that the methadone stifled his creative energy. Go figure...