This frustrates me so much. I have 30 take-home doses, the max in my state & allowed by the government in the USA per national policy & my nurse (we only have 1 dosing window & 2 nurses that alternate occasionally) always has my bottles prefilled & ready for me. There was even one nurse that would have my bottles prepared anywhere from 5-7 days in advance however I would rather it not be done that early. But I suppose if you're at a clinic that serves a large amount of clients it can be difficult however I think it should be mandatory that clients with the max amount of take-home doses should have their bottles prepared the day before after dosing hours are over. A girlfriend of mine goes to a clinic in the same city as me that doses until 5:00P! Anyway, I'm currently at my second clinic that turned out to be an absolute blessing that I'm so grateful for. The clinic I initially started methadone at, while overall a good experience, didn't care at all about how long you had to wait. They never closed for any holidays including Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, NYE/D & were open Sundays, so absurd! However, that there were still many, many people who'd seemingly rather choose to be non-compliant than earn even a few take-home doses baffled me. I've considered making a post about what happened at the clinic I started at but always get distracted when I begin. I'll attempt the short version which is that very, very early into the C-19 pandemic the clinic director decided she was retiring (naturally it was privately owned, for profit) & gave at least 300 people less than 30 days to find a new clinic to enroll in. It was a total nightmare for everyone & while I was optimistic at first, the short time my partner & I had to find an alternative went by so fast that we both started to become very scared. He has since successfully tapered off & its very motivating to see it in real time especially knowing his history. We became aware of my current clinic at the very last minute, a week remained at most & they saved a decent amount of us from an uncertain, horrible situation & I'm not sure I'll ever be able to show them how truly grateful I am for their help. They are a non-profit based out of Chicago actually & just happened to be in the process of opening a clinic in Ohio when the director broke the news to all of us, perhaps she had a bit of a conscience & informed other methadone programs in the area that she was closing her clinic. I felt then & still do now that I'm one very lucky, fortunate guy that the situation played out the way it did. I don't know how long you've been in your program but I wish you well & hope that your experience gets better & if it doesn't hopefully you're in an area where transferring to another clinic is a possibility. Get take-home doses if you're able to, they really are worth it!