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The idea that methadone is a "cure" for heroin addiction is beyond ridiculous. In many ways, it is more habit-forming then H itself. For almost all the addict
by cubano 12y ago
The idea that methadone is a "cure" for heroin addiction is beyond ridiculous. In many ways, it is more habit-forming then H itself.
For almost all the addicts I've ever hung around with, it was nothing but a stop-gap to be used when your money wasn't right.
Also, with the availability of prescribed suboxone, the whole clinic-thing became as much a social meeting as anything else.
Cops are looking for easy busts to pad their arrest numbers for promotions and raises, and trolling the clinic beat is an easy, safe way for them to achieve this, as pathetic as it is.
- simi_ 12y agoAre promotions/raises really based on arrest numbers instead of actual performance (hard to quantify as it is)? Who the heck had that brilliant idea?
- hga 12y agoYes, from everything I've read, e.g. there's been some recent leaks about the NYPD, and I highly recommend this classic (or its first edition, haven't read the second): http://www.amazon.com/Arrest-Proof-Yourself-Dale-C-Carson/dp/1613748043/ http://www.amazon.com/Arrest-Proof-Yourself-Dale-C-Carson/dp... (which Amazon says is the #1 best seller in "Consumer Law Business Law", which I believe).
- anonbanker 12y agoTorrented. Thanks.
- skue 12y agoThe headline should have called it a "treatment" rather than a "cure," but methadone is a legit treatment. Agreed that getting folks on suboxone would be even better, but from a public health perspective it's still preferable to switch heroin addicts to methadone because it's safer and - by being dispensed freely - can reduce drug-related crime.
- manicdee 12y agoIs methadone safer due to potency vs dose size, or unreliability of heroin supply? Would quality-controlled heroin be as safe?