Same experience when I would call pharmacies to find specific buprenorphine formulations (and sometimes specific quantities) for patients. Though, it wasn’t guilt as much as it was *fear* (1/3) https://twitter.com/oncprofessor/status/1361387286374592516

*Fear* that I, a registered nurse and person in long-term recovery, would have to hear the judgment and stigmatizing comments about the formulation or dose or med itself.

*Fear* that hearing those comments would contribute to already-internalized trauma. (2/3)

But my fears played out in real life all too frequently.

To them, they’re just talking about the patient... but...

I’d have to hear firsthand what they really thought about me and about “people like me.” (3/3)