Counselor's Relapse: A Case Study

Counselor met with Pt. for a short tx intervention. Counselor flagged pt. in the computer to meet this writer before dosing. Counselor greeted Pt. and told him that this writer tried to reach him but his phone wasn’t accepting calls. Pt. explained how his phone was disconnected because he did not receive his veteran check. Counselor and Pt. discussed his recent positive UDS result, the events that led to the relapse and how he is going to lose of his take home privileges. Pt. verbalized that he has infection in a tooth and he used cocaine toothpaste to remove it. Pt. stated, “I wasn’t thinking about it at the moment, but after the incident, I was expecting.” Counselor asked Pt. why and how he removed his tooth. Pt. informed this writer that
he bought dentist tools and he removed the tooth before infect his body and kill him. Counselor encouraged Pt to down qui on his recovery and to learn from his recent relapse. Pt. stated, “I am not going to throw my recovery away.” Counselor asked him if can drive every day to the clinic to dose, which he replied yes. Counselor asked him if his wife knows about his recent relapse. Pt said his wife knows about the incident. Counselor encouraged Pt, to schedule an individual session for next month which he agreed.