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Originally Posted by JurisDictum
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That's a very good point. But the article on the OP was more about addressing seemingly hopeless junkies that can't hold down jobs (or jobs that are well-enough paying) and support their addiction through crime and other shitty behavior. Giving these people enough to get through the day sometimes -- generally over a long period of time -- will give them enough breathing room to become a more functional addict like you describe above.
Eventually -- sometimes due to age, enough personal work on themselves, and changes occuring in their life -- some of these people become 100% sober...or perhaps just become begin potheads.
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That's also a good point. I am off topic a bit. I just wanted people to get a feel for this addiction a bit.
As far the type of person who shoots up in the street, you know, being from a smaller town, I really don't know them, but I'd imagine many of them started as the more benign addict. Or they are people with severe mental disorders. Or they were just living shitty lives and made them shittier.
I have never met an addict who blames society or "their disease" or anyone else. They all blame themselves and it is, in fact, their fault. Accepting full responsibility is very important to healing. It is not like cancer. It is a disease but of a different kind. But that doesn't mean we can't have compassion. That doesn't mean we shouldn't help. True strength is seeing ourselves in the most deplorable.
Anyways, to actually get on topic, I think these places (ideally) are a way to reach out to the deepest of addicts, to try to push them into sub/methadone treatment. Now, replacement therapy is no panacea and not right for everyone, but it can be hope for those most deeply entrenched. It allows someone to stabilize and start working on underlying causes. Or they can just stay on it forever if need be, especially suboxone, as it has a ceiling effect and overdose is virtually impossible. A very normal life can be lived on it.