[Reiwa]

Originally Posted by NopeNopeNopeNope [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Speaking of S/A, today at work had really odd requests

First was this very pretty naive 21yr old Native girl who was requesting to go to detox. She had all her belongings with her in two bags, one of which was too heavy for her to carry. So I asked what she needed detox for…she says marijuana and alcohol. I’m thinking well you can go ahead and drop the marijuana off that list, they’re going to laugh at you at the detox place if you go in for that. So how much alcohol? She says her usage tends to be 2 shots, twice a week. But she says it’s those 99 Bananas shots, which are strong. I told her I know what those are, but in my head I’m thinking WTF, I have friends who regularly drink more than that. You’re native and that’s how little you drink? But I didn’t say any of that

She wanted to go to a sober living from there, she said she had just gotten kicked out of one that day. I’m wondering HTF a sober living even accepted her with that usage pattern, they have limited space, but instead I asked what she got kicked out for. She said smoking pot there. I’m like yea, well, it’s a sober living, they are going to want you to be sober…

Then I start getting worried about her predicament. She had just left the reservation, had never been to my huge sprawling city of millions until she went to that sober living, where she blew it there right away. She was going to be turned out of detox after a few hours and facing being homeless for the first time with a bag of her stuff that she can’t even carry without my help. She seemed really slow/dumb and suggestible, everything I mentioned she was like “yea that sounds great!” So I’m wondering is she even her own guardian? She says her parents are supportive so I’m like “can I have permission to call your parents”

So I take her to detox and then am trying to get the staff away privately so I can explain her vulnerability and get her transferred from detox to a mental health place she can stay for at least 1, possibly a few nights. But she keeps hovering to where I can’t tell the detox staff how she seems to be intellectually deficient (ID) without offending her. But luckily she lets them know herself when they ask her how she got 5 hours from the reservation to here. She says she took an uber. The detox staff was like wow that musta been expensive. And she was like “yeah it was like $35”. And I’m looking at the detox staff like see what I mean? Don’t turn this girl out on the street

Then I call her parents on the res and they’re worried and like we can’t afford the gas to come get her for like a week. And I’m like ok well this is the spot she’s in and there’s nothing more I can do for her. I didnt want to tell them what to do but I wanted to be like “hey your daughter is going to have all her stuff stolen off her or far, FAR worse in less than a week on the streets, so maybe you should start begging money or doing whatever odd jobs you can to get that gas money to save your fucking daughter…”

Anyway, I said a prayer for her after and told the staff to try to get her to another sober living

How far is the reservation?

You could maybe pilot the return program and get a Senior Wrangler type badge added to your title.