Monday, November 1, 2004, 8:31:40 PM, Carol Kirschenbaum wrote:
CK> Re: heroin addiction treatment programs/needles in the US
CK> Surprise, Judy! Here, in the States, we have free community-based methadone
CK> programs, which addict heroin users to a similarly addictive
CK> substance--methadone--and also provide disposable needles. Methodone may not
CK> be any less toxic than heroin, but it maintains users without giving the
CK> high. Eliminating fun for the user is the main objective of the "war on
CK> drugs."
we have such clinics but there's some kind of drawback for users
(taking their high away apart!) I'd have to check up. Also prisons
give heroin addicts methadone but they tend to go back to heroin as
soon as they get out.
CK> Unfortunately, these community-based programs require people to get their
CK> daily dose at the clinic, which puts a marked kink in one's employment
CK> schedule. However, most users don't object too strenuously, since companies
CK> here test for drugs--and don't hire if the detected substance is legal. If
CK> one is registered with a methadone program, it's likely that's because of a
CK> run-in with the law--which also prevents employment in all but the highest
CK> posititions.
Oh -- I see (I think you mean "the very highest positions"?!) -- I
don't think it's quite that strict here.
*Damn*, I just outed myself as never having been charged with a drug
offence!
--
Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK
mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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