“There are three drugs used to do this: Buprenorphine, Methadone and Naltrexone. These drugs suppress symptoms of opioid withdrawal and decrease cravings for opioids. It helps patients stay in treatment with commensurate reduction of illicit opioid usage.”
a. Not always. Didn’t work for my Ex. He’s still on opioids, prescription and street. It DID help his son, who now runs a half-way house for other recovering addicts. He can’t seem to help his Dad, though. :(
b. ALL of these drugs are, in some way, paid for by Taxpayers. Same with Narcan (sp?) which stops people from OD-ing on Heroin. Didn’t work for our Nephew, though. Died at 19 of a Heroin overdose. I totally realize that SOME people DO need pain meds due to chronic conditions and use them responsibly, however, the vast majority do not.
c. I’ll pay for your drugs or your drugs to get you off of drugs, when you buy Top Shelf Vodka for me! ;) (I’m mean that way; I would like to see, in just ONE instance, a return on my CONFISCATED tax dollars!)
d. The answer is NOT more Government Programs! The answer is working on rebuilding Society, which was set up to begin with to give young people roots and wings. But, due to Socialist policies at ALL levels of government, I don’t see THAT happening again in my lifetime.
e. I have no answers. And I’ve been on the Front Lines of this issue in my own (destroyed due to addiction) family. *SHRUG*
The church and family have abdicated all responsibility to care for their own. My daughter was living with a drug dealer cuz getting a second job was too hard. Pot is a gateway drug. Period! I see the data every day I work in a hospital lab. The industry lied to people for profit, what a surprise huh?