Green

FACTS

I. Green’s Addiction Treatment at Lighthouse

Lighthouse is a nonmedical residential detoxification and treatment facility. It is an unlocked, voluntary facility. In his initial intake telephone call with Lighthouse’s salesperson Laura Kurz prior to his admission, Green said he needed to get off the methadone and he wanted to live, but not like this. He stated: “‘Every once in a while, it crosses my mind to end my life, but I want to live.’” Kurz said she often hears this kind of statement because she is usually talking to people on the worst day of their life. Green also told her his father had committed suicide a couple of years before. Green was 33 years old at the time of his admission to Lighthouse. Green had been addicted to oxycontin since age 16, and been taking a high dose of methadone since age 27. Green’s family was present for his intake interview at Lighthouse. No one suggested Green was suicidal, and Green stated he had no suicidal thoughts. In his depression assessment questionnaire, Green responded he had no thoughts of killing himself. Green completed a “no harm contract” where he agreed he was not going to harm himself or attempt suicide.

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