Isnt treatment with Methadone just substituting one addictive drug for another?
There are major differences between the use of illegal heroin use and medically administered methadone. Heroin lasts 4-6 hours and used in ever-increasing doses by dangerous injection, snorting or smoking. Methadone lasts 24 to 36 hours and is swallowed safely as a liquid. 95% of heroin users admit to criminal behavior to obtain money to buy drugs. Participants in abstinence-oriented programs were much more likely to fail and return to drug use. Participants in methadone maintenance programs were statistically significantly more likely to stay in treatment and had lower rates of drug use and reduced criminal behavior.
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