Friend12345

I am currently trying to help a friend of mine get onto suboxone, buprenorphone, or methadone. However, she is hesitant to go to a clinic or doctor's office because she just got her LPN license and is afraid of leaving a "paper trail" that her employer could find, alerting them to her addiction.

Is this a legitimate concern or will her information truly be kept confidential? I know there's a doctor-patient privilege but I want to be able to reassure her so she can get help. Are there any truly anonymous clinics that don't require registration or would take cash?

Kaliyka

I've heard people concerned about this sort of thing a number of times. There is no registry and for statistical and funding/billing purposes you're literally just a number. The Dr /clinic cannot release your information without signed consent forms. There's no registry and it IS confidential. I think that there is a lot of propaganda in regards to the lack of confidentiality that unfortunately perpetuates use and discourages folks from accessing services that could help someone get or stay clean.