An armed gunman raided my methadone clinic today and took hostages.

[tmitchell2818 (OP)]

Sorry if this is a few paragraphs long. I just wanted to be clear.

Today, in Shreveport Louisiana, a man with an assault rifle stormed into the building right at 5 this morning, as soon as they opened. He took a few hostages to the back of the building and demanded he get all the methadone he wanted.


Apparently, this man was a former patient at the clinic who was kicked off for failing drug tests too many times with positive benzos results. If you fail twice at my clinic for that you get your dose reduced by 10 mg a day until you are at 0 then you are banned from the clinic indefinitly , as well as clinics like it.

He was trying to "commit suicide" by downing all the methadone he could get his hands on.
Pretty stupid , right?

I was in the building early this morning to get a docket of information for insurance purposes that I had dropped off at the clinic earlier this week. I'm trying to get reimbursed for the time I was at the clinic ( which was about 10 months now ) and with my new insurance they will do just they for the times I wasn't on insurance.
Today I went early this morning to go get my information and to mail it before the mail ran at my house because I really need the money, and sure enough right after I walk inside this big man wielding an "assault rifle" came barreling in . He let most of us go but took some of us to the back until he got his methadone then he let us go.
The swat team sat around on their asses for a few hours before sending in an armed robot which they sent into the room he was in and fired off a few flash bangs and by this time he was almost passed out. He was easy pickins at this point.


Scary shit, yall. Scary shit.

Here's a little link to the article.  http://www.ktbs.com/story/33046601/line-avenue-in-shreveport-scene-of-possible-standoff

[Dog Food]

Why not just buy some dope? Much easier to off yourself on than that way.

[Chip]

The answer to that is that clinics are open for most of the day and don't have security guards.

He probably had no money either but I agree, it's a lame way of trying to commit suicide and the likelihood that one will get Narcan'ed after passing out will only get you locked up, for sure.

Really stupid move and it only inconveniences the people waiting to get dosed. Very selfish.

[Dog Food]

Ive gotten dope with only a few bucks before... Gonna have to burn that connect for good then, but if planning a suicide who cares.  Give money, get drugs, and floor it.

Beware tho, be prepared for a high speed chase, goin thru lights, goin around cars n shit.  Been in three chases a few years ago, just have the nalls to get away any way possible

[Z]

I'm more amazed that they kick you off permanently after two failed drug tests.  Most people here fail way more then that and never have their dose changed.  At most you lose priveleges.

[dizzle]

I'm more amazed that they kick you off permanently after two failed drug tests.  Most people here fail way more then that and never have their dose changed.  At most you lose priveleges.

word.

I failed LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE DRUG TEST for about 3 years, and no one even ever changed my dosage, my counselor just said, "you'll stop using when you're ready, and until then you won't get any pickups"that was it, I just had to go there 6 days a week

[Chip]

I'm more amazed that they kick you off permanently after two failed drug tests.  Most people here fail way more then that and never have their dose changed.  At most you lose priveleges.

Absolute cruelty. Why punish us for doing that ? Treatment may make us comfortable but it ain't no cure.