Inspectors pass different judgments on Duluth methadone clinic
November 10, 2012 at 6:00 pm in Duluth News Tribune
Duluth’s methadone clinic received a highly positive report in June from its accrediting agency. But investigators with the Minnesota Department of Human Services said they found 56 violations of standards. Continue Reading
My only question here is this: Are these inspections planned so that the clinic is aware of Carf’s presence? If so, that is WRONG! Just like the inspections by the Health Dept. on Hotels, they set up an appt. with the General Manager, so that particular hotel has time to clean up their act and play it straight on the day of the inspection, duhhhhhhhh!!!!! They need to STOP making appt’s to do inspections and in fact, have an undercover inspector (like a mystery shopper) go in and see what happens when their presence isn’t noted! Also, with all the drugs out there today, you’ll never convince me that this is the ONLY drug that can and will aid these patients in their needs, so the FDA needs to be straight up here and release another form of drug and DUMP this methadone altogether! It’s worse, in my opinion, than what this city is going after LPOE for, and I do not condone that either, just sayin…..
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I am sure Julie is exactly right. The accreditation visit was likely known for months, while the State visit was probably with very short notice. This is the same thing that happens at hospitals as well.
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For all practical purposes nobody completes the program, so what are we really supplementing?
Duluth didn’t have a large heroin problem, they had to move “clients” here to participate in this new business. They’re on the tax payer dole, not completing the program, and not leaving.
Duluth didn’t have a significant heroin problem before the clinic opened, now heroin is the #1 problem drug according to Duluth Police.
Pull the plug on this public health/safety monster.
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