Aside from the Big Brother factor this is terrible medicine. The best practice for an opiate addict is, very often, to get them on a stabilised prescription su

Aside from the Big Brother factor this is terrible medicine. The best practice for an opiate addict is, very often, to get them on a stabilised prescription supply to minimise the risk of overdose. Rapid changes in effective dose should be avoided outside of an inpatient setting. (If you cold turkey an outpatient addict -- or even a non-addict in serious pain -- then don't be too surprised if they're dead from a heroin overdose within 48 hours.) This system creates the exact opposite outcomes.