I have been here many times! Some for myself, husb...

I have been here many times! Some for myself, husband, and child. The ER wait time is crazy long which is annoying as all hell but it's like that everywhere so it's nothing personal I know. I went to the mental health unit in 2011 for an opiate addiction and treatment. I'd have to say the treatment I received was ok, and the 6 week intensive outpatient program was helpful. Dawn, the leader at the time was amazing.

What bothers me, is that I was going in to sober up and find healthy coping strategies and just left with a new addition. They put me on Suboxone. Which, yes it did help me. However, I was told it wasn't addictive and it was only temporary. Let me tell ya, it's addictive and wasn't temporary. I've been on it since and cannot get off of it for nothing. I've been trying but it's harder to kick this than it was with opiates. So I'm back at square one.

I'm not here to knock Suboxone. Like I said, it helped me. But patients should be told the truth about it and it should really be temporary so there's no risk of addiction. It just seems like replacing one with another? I wasn't given the choice to go sober cold turkey, I was told I had to go on it. I would've been better off doing it in the comfort of home, but I was too afraid to because I knew it was hard and with a side of mental illness, it can be a scary thing. So, my issue lies with the "addictionologist" or whatever they called him. Now, I'm on a whole new struggle, thanks a lot.

4 stars to the actual hospital and most staff. Clean, safe place which is nice. Kind and caring staff.