with the advent of electronic recordkeeping for medical records, i wouldnt count on the fact that you were treated for an addiction in a mental health facility remaining private. There are already currently clearances that you cannot get if you have been treated for alcoholism or drug addiction or admittance to a mental health facility. Many states also deny pistol premits or the ability to buy a firearm if you have been treated for a drug or alcohol addiction. Who knows what future restrictions will be put in place.

I think it is possible to come off fentanyl without going into a rehab. Talk to your doc and get patches that cut your dose by whatever your doc thinks is reasonable....or what you feel is tolerable.

I have gone off fentanyl more than once and had no real issues....just the usual stuff, restless leg, sneezing and flu like symptoms over a few days.

I don't want to advise any one, since, we are all different.

Klonopin is another story. That withdrawal truly makes on feel like one is dying and it lasts a very long time.