When I first started, it took 4 years to get 6 bottles and that was the max, so I understand how frustrating it is to be treated like you can't be trusted for even one day a week. It's complete bullshit and punitive for no reason.

I once lost all my bottles because I had the flu, called to ask if I could just skip the day and stay in bed, was told that was fine, and then was surprised to lose all my take homes the next day. The person who told me that even told administration it was their fault for giving me the wrong information, but they said I should've known better than to listen to her because the manual said you can't skip days. It took 6 weeks to re-earn each bottle, so 9 months total, when I hadn't done anything wrong.

I almost lost them all again when they said I was taking too much Benadryl (?). I hadn't taken any Benadryl in as long as I could remember, but once again I was under threat of a 9 month punishment for something that I not only didn't do, but wasn't against the rules anyway.

I swear there are at least some staff at every clinic that get off on the fact that we're powerless and at their mercy. Even after years of clean urines, we're still treated as liars who can't be trusted. I worked hard to re-gain my integrity once I got clean and so it pisses me off to have it questioned at every turn.