How many AA/NA meetings is everyone required to go to in your programs? I don't find them helpful anymore, maybe in the beginning since the stress of everything that happened - listening to others' stories helped. Now, it doesn't help - I don't have a substance use diagnosis but I am labeled with one though since monitoring was required.
Do you guys log your meetings in Recoverytrek? Online meetings are still allowed for me ever since the pandemic. Nowadays, I still log meetings even though I don't go to them (because they are not helpful).
Here's a kick of a story - I've met some people who are in monitoring for their 2nd or 3rd rodeo, or they have had positive tests and sent back to IOP or rehab. Those people have to go to PHYSICAL AA/NA meetings and get a physical signature on paper at the end of the meeting by someone that they attended!
That's wild. Did you get diagnosed with SUD by the same addiction specialist? Have you ever asked your case manager if you can stop going to the addiction specialist at least? It doesn't make sense if they aren't actively treating you
I chose a different addiction specialist. I have to keep seeing their docs so they can decide if I'm competent to practice or gotta make sure this is profitable for everyone.
Before Covid, in TN we had to do three a week, and had to have our location turned on and check in on the Spectrum app and check out at the end. They were big on us sharing location, but I didn't always and my case manager never said a word. I can't tell you how many times I went & checked in and sat in the car listening to music and reading for an hour instead. ?
Three a week. OMG! That's interesting and crazy about sharing the location.
I don't have a substance use diagnosis either. But it's almost like that's what you get anyway once you're in this program/consent order. I don't have to go to AA or NA at this time. I guess those decisions are by state. I don't have to see any specialist or therapist.
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I chose a different addiction specialist. I have to keep seeing their docs so they can decide if I'm competent to practice or gotta make sure this is profitable for everyone.