Comments on: Debating Points http://theuptownchronicle.com/2009/11/12/debating-points/ Covering Harlem, Washington Heights, and the South Bronx Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:40:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Linnea Johnson http://theuptownchronicle.com/2009/11/12/debating-points/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Linnea Johnson Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:59:52 +0000 http://theuptownchronicle.com/?p=1577#comment-96 Methadone is not a cure,but a tool. There are multiple aspects to addiction the craving being but one.As a recovering addict w/ 22 years of sobriety,methadone allowed me to focus on the life-skills that I lacked.Without the need to chase the bag I was able to attend counseling,still do by the way,get work and stable housing.Tools only work if one uses them to their best advantage. I had been beaten up enough when I stopped using.I was so grateful not to need to use any longer.In my experience this change must occur.The addict has to want to further their recovery. Methadone treatment has also shown to have a huge impact on AIDS,HEP B&C,crime,and kids growing up without their parents.There is such a stigma against methadone that patients often feel shame about their choice.There is no shame in recovery. Methadone is not a cure,but a tool. There are multiple aspects to addiction the craving being but one.As a recovering addict w/ 22 years of sobriety,methadone allowed me to focus on the life-skills that I lacked.Without the need to chase the bag I was able to attend counseling,still do by the way,get work and stable housing.Tools only work if one uses them to their best advantage.

I had been beaten up enough when I stopped using.I was so grateful not to need to use any longer.In my experience this change must occur.The addict has to want to further their recovery.

Methadone treatment has also shown to have a huge impact on AIDS,HEP B&C,crime,and kids growing up without their parents.There is such a stigma against methadone that patients often feel shame about their choice.There is no shame in recovery.

]]> By: Detoxer http://theuptownchronicle.com/2009/11/12/debating-points/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Detoxer Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:59:40 +0000 http://theuptownchronicle.com/?p=1577#comment-67 Saying that methadone is a "solution" is like saying that instead of fixing a cavity the dentist should give you a shot of novocaine every day. The solution is to help these people who have become addicted to OxyContin--legal heroin or heroin find a detox and rehab so that they can be drug free. Steve http://novusdetox.com Saying that methadone is a “solution” is like saying that instead of fixing a cavity the dentist should give you a shot of novocaine every day.

The solution is to help these people who have become addicted to OxyContin–legal heroin or heroin find a detox and rehab so that they can be drug free.

Steve
http://novusdetox.com

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