One thing that would help is making Suboxone more freely available. It's a pretty safe drug that effectively treats the physical symptoms of heroin withdrawal,

One thing that would help is making Suboxone more freely available. It's a pretty safe drug that effectively treats the physical symptoms of heroin withdrawal, making quitting a lot more possible. For no good reason whatsoever, the FDA makes it really, really hard to get. Here's an article by a psychiatrist about the way Suboxone is regulated now: https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/02/02/practically-a-book-review-dying-to-be-free/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/02/02/practically-a-book-rev...