I don't know the answer to that one, we need more users to post about their own experiences. Maybe John & I are the only people who want to resist abstinence & the Recovery agenda, though I doubt that highly. From speaking to a handful of people in my area I get the feeling that they either can't be bothered with the fight to remain in treatment so have told our Recovery team to stick their piss tests / scripts where the sun certainly doesn't shine. Or then there are those like the lad down the street from me who has been encouraged to kick the nasty meth habit, reduced off the 20ml script & is now asking me if I want to join him for a hit of the good stuff or drink a bottle of vodka with him. Very few people I am in contact with have changed their lifestyles, but they've got themselves as far away from the new Recovery agenda as possible, so to anyone looking at the books Recovery works. It's been the biggest scam ever & has pushed the whole substance using community back underground again.
I'm not surprised one bit, the Cons psych made it clear that they wouldn't support me in getting my driving licence back, even though I'm probably the most stable patient prescribed for, I could of had a lot of decent job offers with my licence but they refused to give me opioid differential tests because they cost a few quid compared to pissing in a cheap u/s test pot. Luckily my GP is willing to do this now & says he'd happily sit in a car with me. I don't suppose I'll get my HGV Class 1 back but just being able to say you have your car licence opens up many career opportunities.
Recovery in Scotland is being used to force people into giving up a medication which has been a positive step for them, everyone who knows me well says that getting a maintenance script was one of the best decisions I've made. Life has been very stable & the only thing that has been the cause of any bother is various peoples opinion of what Recovery is!
