The doctor couldn't take me as a patient. He wrote this letter and told me to give it to Guthrie:

Seen once at LCCASA, to see if I could put him on suboxine. I think he would be a good candidate but I am not able to take him on. I am making the following suggestions:

1. Enroll in Steuben County Drug treatment program. I believe that one or more of their doctors have applied to prescribe suboxine. If they are certified now, they could prescribe. If one of their providers expects to be certified in the immediate future and they call me, I might be willing to start him on suboxone with the understanding that Steuben County SA treatment program takes over. They would need to call me first.

2. Outpatient detox with Dr. Philips I would put on clonidine .1 1 or 2 every 4 to 6 hours, trazadone for sleep, ibuprophen for pain and you might add some tramadol but with careful control.

3. If that is not successful, go to Tully Hill for outpatient treatment and suboxone.

Please call me, etc, etc and then he signed it.

I went to Guthrie and they told me that they couldn't let me leave and that I was going to the ER. I told them that they had no right keeping me against my will and then I walked out. I called a friend cuz I was in no shape to walk. The doctor I saw today in Dansville told me I could take my last suboxone in his office so I did. It didn't really help that much though. Once this is out of my system, I guess it's cold turkey all over again. I tried eating some food earlier but I got sick and couldn't keep it down. I bought gaterade to help keep me dehydrated.

Peace.

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