Re: ASAP 3rd Party Substance Abuse Evaluation Recommendations
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Date: April 12, 2015 10:18PM
million21shotdoc Wrote:
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> Here's the deal:
>
> >Got a DUI.
> >Was .05 over.
> >Second DUI--last one was 9 years ago, just a few
> months shy of it being erased from my record.
> >5 days in Jail. FML
> >Have a good job and generally not a fuckup so the
> ASAP P.O. says she is trying to find a way to
> avoid, but apparently, because 2nd in 10 years,
> have to go through a substance abuse evaluation to
> see if I need intensive, expensive therapy.
> >Gives me list of approved counseling services.
> Pick one close to my house. Granato Counseling
> Services.
> >Call up to make an appointment. $130 bones. Only
> accepts cash (should have been my first clue).
> >Pay. Sit for eval. Explain I'm a light social
> drinker mostly on weekends. Doesn't affect my
> life. Never missed work. Take uber now. yada yada.
>
> >Get 3rd degree. Basically tells me she's gonna
> recommend pound me in the ass treatment. Says
> because of second DUI I have to.
> >Calmly say "Oh? I though the whole reason this
> was required is to make a determination because of
> second DUI--if it's de facto, whats the point of
> the eval?"
> >She gets very terse. Becomes clear the financial
> bias has colored her decision to make me do the
> full 9.
>
> So does anyone know of an honest counseling
> service in the NOVA area?
>
> Thanks
Dr. Eduardo Paez in Fairfax.
Cheap. Group sessions at night time about an hour long. DONT admit to drinking, even if you have, during the sessions. You'll go around in a group of ten or so, talk about your week and what you are doing to keep your mind off of drinking, and that's it. He'll try to get you to admit to drinking, don't admit it cause he will report it to the county, even just one beer.
You're welcome.