Comment by SkyPuncher
9 hours ago
Your argument seems to be missing the fact that methadone clinics are serving people with an existing addiction. They didn’t create that addiction, but they can fill the desire created by that addiction in a safe manner.
The ideal situation is the client leverages methadone into a recovery/remission from addiction - but that can be incredibly hard for them to do.
If someone is addicted to ice cream, and the most effective treatment is to replace that addiction with spinach(scientifically supported), would anyone have this problem? I doubt it. People’s knee jerk reaction to any kind of “”””drug enabling”””” treatment is infuriating. I know multiple people personally who have had their life saved by methadone. Yes that makes me biased but it also justifies the bias (alongside the many medical professionals advocating for it)