Comments on: Addiction problems http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/04/addiction-problems/ Baltimore, Maryland the daily conversation starts here. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:52:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: tacgnol http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/04/addiction-problems/#comment-437 tacgnol Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:34:28 +0000 http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/04/addiction-problems/#comment-437 HAHA then we get those zapped out shakey sickos walking all around HAHA then we get those zapped out shakey sickos walking all around

]]> By: F Bush http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/04/addiction-problems/#comment-420 F Bush Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:59:12 +0000 http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/04/addiction-problems/#comment-420 Ah yes, another case of NIMBY in the County. I suppose they think that heroin addicts don't live near them. Can't move Section 8 folks out of the City to spread the wealth and they want the City to take on all their addicts. Screw em! Ah yes, another case of NIMBY in the County. I suppose they think that heroin addicts don’t live near them. Can’t move Section 8 folks out of the City to spread the wealth and they want the City to take on all their addicts. Screw em!

]]> By: YCKTR http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/04/addiction-problems/#comment-412 YCKTR Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:17:17 +0000 http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/04/addiction-problems/#comment-412 There's a huge difference - they don't provide drugs at an N.A. Meeting. At best methadone clinics only serve to maintain the user. At worst, methadone clinics are just one more way to get high. You're only thinking of the clinic in terms of it's best case scenario. Sparkly clean ex-addicts stopping by to get their meth before work, and then jetting off to participate in their new life of sobriety. Unfortunately, that's not the way it usually happens. Just hang out in front of a operating meth clinic sometime during dosing times and you'll see what I mean. Then ask yourself...would you want that down the street from you? Methadone clinics need better regulation, or they need shut down the whole program. It's certainly not therapeutic or helpful to have someone hooked on meth (for YEARS most of the time) instead of heroin. Particularly when there are plenty of other options availible. ! There’s a huge difference - they don’t provide drugs at an N.A. Meeting.

At best methadone clinics only serve to maintain the user. At worst, methadone clinics are just one more way to get high. You’re only thinking of the clinic in terms of it’s best case scenario. Sparkly clean ex-addicts stopping by to get their meth before work, and then jetting off to participate in their new life of sobriety. Unfortunately, that’s not the way it usually happens. Just hang out in front of a operating meth clinic sometime during dosing times and you’ll see what I mean. Then ask yourself…would you want that down the street from you?

Methadone clinics need better regulation, or they need shut down the whole program. It’s certainly not therapeutic or helpful to have someone hooked on meth (for YEARS most of the time) instead of heroin. Particularly when there are plenty of other options availible.

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