rachelmanija | (Reply)

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Yes, the harm reduction has made a TON of progress. I keep up to date on the narcotic angle for obvious reasons, and one thing I've discovered is that current longterm heroin users are often just put on methadone permanently now. That's considered clean, even at Hazeldon, because heroin's PAWS is just so severe many people can't make it. It's so much easier, so much safer, so much cheaper, to just not try to get the addict brain unpickled out when the chemistry set we've got now isn't really up to the task yet. The recovering addict who just takes their methadone can live a normal, healthy life. (Some places, like Dr Drew on Celebrity Rehab are behind the times on this, which SUCKS, but it's gaining traction.)