My sister is addicted to narcotics.
My sister is addicted to narcotics.
How do I have her charts flagged at the pharmacy so that she can’t continue to get these medications filled and how do I report the doctor who keep giving her the medication, 120 tablets her, 40 tablets there when they add up to 200 pills in a year.
She thinks she can handle this alone and I want to make it as difficult as possible for her to get the meds in the first place.
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Stop the Cycle
There are a couple of things you might want to consider. First, Al-Anon has a great deal of expertise in this area and can probably give you solid counsel, not only for a possible action to take, but for your benefit in equipping yourself for dealing with the situation. Don’t be the “Lone Ranger” and try to do this on your own. Have you and/or other members of your family had a conversation with your sister’s doctor to share your concerns over her addiction? Is the doctor even aware that something is going on? From time-to-time we read newspaper stories about doctors who lose their license because they over prescribe narcotics, but trying to stop a shady doctor is very difficult. So you can start with her doctor, but be prepared to move in another direction if you get no response, or if the doctor just pushes the conversation aside. Your sister is not going to want you to have this conversation, because the addiction has taken over and she doesn’t want to lose her supply of drugs. The best case is she gets into treatment and the cycle of addiction is broken. The family needs to be united on this issue and have some professional help in formulating a plan that makes sense and will render positive results. A drug addiction treatment center is also a place to turn to for help and I am confident your concerns will not fall on deaf ears. Get on the phone and make the calls. |