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I want this to be successful more than any other startup I've seen in recent history. Our reform system is so outdated and broken. Do you have a plan for how t

I want this to be successful more than any other startup I've seen in recent history. Our reform system is so outdated and broken. Do you have a plan for how to help addicts and people with mental illness? Or is that outside your scope?

dfrappier 9y ago
Thank you so much! We will not be providing direct treatment services to participants. Our goal is to find the best each county we work in has to offer and to refer people to the best programs we can find.
- nhoehn43nue9 9y ago
  Do you have any stance on quasi-religious treatment programs with suspect outcomes like Alcoholics Anonymous, or the Scientology front Narcanon?
eof 9y ago
unfortunately we don't have a reform system, but a punishment system as if the suffering of the offender is important
- rsweeney21 9y ago
  Exactly. :)
- RubenSandwich 9y ago
  It's not just the suffering of the offender, but the idea that justice to the offending party can only happen if the offender suffers like the offending party suffered. It's "An eye for an eye", just a few layers of abstraction over it.
sizzle 9y ago
force drug addicts to get on Naloxone for lower recidivism rates and better outcomes. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/inmates-heroin_us_56966f64e4b09dbb4bad6ab6 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/inmates-heroin_us_56966...
- troncjb 9y ago
  Suboxone is the one you are thinking of. Naloxone is used to reverse the effects of an OD. Unless they are functionally similar and I am misinformed.
  - andymal 9y ago
    Suboxone usually contains some Naloxone.
  - sizzle 9y ago
    Naloxone is used to curb drug cravings as it blocks opiod receptors so you can't get high when you take it and thus weaken the reward pathway circuit in your brain's reward system. This has been studied in prison systems to lead to less repeat offenders for drug related offences (dui) when given naloxone in prison. I wish I could find the study.
- jhull 9y ago
  the article talks about treatment with Vivitrol which is similar to suboxone, except it can't be abused (and therefore has no street value) and is a monthly injection instead of a daily. Naloxone/Narcan is for immediate treatment of an overdose

dfrappier 9y ago

Thank you so much! We will not be providing direct treatment services to participants. Our goal is to find the best each county we work in has to offer and to refer people to the best programs we can find.

nhoehn43nue9 9y ago
Do you have any stance on quasi-religious treatment programs with suspect outcomes like Alcoholics Anonymous, or the Scientology front Narcanon?

eof 9y ago

unfortunately we don't have a reform system, but a punishment system as if the suffering of the offender is important

rsweeney21 9y ago
Exactly. :)
RubenSandwich 9y ago
It's not just the suffering of the offender, but the idea that justice to the offending party can only happen if the offender suffers like the offending party suffered. It's "An eye for an eye", just a few layers of abstraction over it.

sizzle 9y ago

force drug addicts to get on Naloxone for lower recidivism rates and better outcomes. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/inmates-heroin_us_56966f64e4b09dbb4bad6ab6 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/inmates-heroin_us_56966...

troncjb 9y ago
Suboxone is the one you are thinking of. Naloxone is used to reverse the effects of an OD. Unless they are functionally similar and I am misinformed.
- andymal 9y ago
  Suboxone usually contains some Naloxone.
- sizzle 9y ago
  Naloxone is used to curb drug cravings as it blocks opiod receptors so you can't get high when you take it and thus weaken the reward pathway circuit in your brain's reward system. This has been studied in prison systems to lead to less repeat offenders for drug related offences (dui) when given naloxone in prison. I wish I could find the study.
jhull 9y ago
the article talks about treatment with Vivitrol which is similar to suboxone, except it can't be abused (and therefore has no street value) and is a monthly injection instead of a daily. Naloxone/Narcan is for immediate treatment of an overdose