The overdose crisis reaches new depths of despair in the criminal justice system, where overdose is the leading cause of death among people returning to their communities.
The methadone clinics in my area just seem to supplement active addiction, and none of it actually seems to work to get users free from addiction.
I can imagine that there is a difference in
- having to go out in the streets and make money to purchase the hard drugs, which may not be of good quality, and be in touch with part of a possibly larger criminal world, and use it in possibly stressful locations
- getting good quality methadone and use it in less stressful locations
Well, my community is more underserved than the rest of American communities normal underservice, so the clinics supplement your first bullet point. Which is sad and goes hand-in-glove with what the other commenter said about a holistic approach and what I said about not-soul crushing, livable wages.
I can imagine that there is a difference in
- having to go out in the streets and make money to purchase the hard drugs, which may not be of good quality, and be in touch with part of a possibly larger criminal world, and use it in possibly stressful locations
- getting good quality methadone and use it in less stressful locations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabor_Mat%C3%A9#Books From what I’ve read from Gabor Maté this shows promising results in Canada.
Well, my community is more underserved than the rest of American communities normal underservice, so the clinics supplement your first bullet point. Which is sad and goes hand-in-glove with what the other commenter said about a holistic approach and what I said about not-soul crushing, livable wages.