To whom this may concern:
I am writing in the behalf of my husband. We have been in the building trades for over 20 years.
We moved from Michigan to Colorado, his dr in Michigan encouraged him to find another dr who was able to prescribe the same pills (oxycodone)he had been put on after hurting his back. ( this was not an easy task because the opioid problem was coming to a peak and most drs here not knowing Don had no interest to get involved.
He started buying them on the streets.Draining our bank account and not knowing where to go for help. As u know that didn’t work out 4 long.
I found him a psychiatrist that was able to prescribe  bupropion, he has now been on this over 2 years. Due to the side effects of bupropion he developed a severe case of apnea which the sleep clinic described to me to be the worse case they have ever seen, (up to 4 minutes without breathing) When he asked to be taken off the bupropion his dr suggested it was not a good idea.( the sleep clinic said he could die in his sleep)
No one seemed to care.
He himself has weined himself from 3-8mg pills a day to 2 then to 1
 He had run out of pills prior to this once before thinking he could completely do it himself, he had gone for 8 days without any pills, this caused him to crash,.
I was told he had a psychotic break,we then had no choice but to go back to the psychiatrist 
The dr gave him no support and put him back to 3-8mg pills a day, and continues to say that getting off these pills is not a good idea.
After the breakdown he has made a one month supply last for 2 months 
This month he was running low and forgot to make an appointment,when he got through and told the clinic/his dr that he will be out in a day they said sorry there was no appointment for 4 days.( we can call your dr)
There was so response from the clinic or his dr to offer any help except allowing him to go into once again full withdrawals.
 He had tried a drug issued by his dr that would ease the withdrawals, it only made him sicker.
He can’t tolerate the apnea machine, $6000 which we returned,his memory is awful  he appears to be depressed( more times than others) his motivation is limited and our business is severely suffering. 
I have several medical personal in my family and have never seen this kind of neglect in a person that actually needs help.
I don’t know if your clinic is able to help him but I have told my story.
Long &amp; true
Thank you
Michelle
303-919-6661