Comments on: The Ethics of Heroin Maintenance http://www.drugpolicycases.com/blog/2007/08/25/the-ethics-of-heroin-maintenance/ Another two cents thrown in Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:29:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Barrett Brown http://www.drugpolicycases.com/blog/2007/08/25/the-ethics-of-heroin-maintenance/#comment-1731 Barrett Brown Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:49:32 +0000 http://www.drugpolicycases.com/blog/2007/08/25/the-ethics-of-heroin-maintenance/#comment-1731 ivy9bnuhjz4uuuk0 ivy9bnuhjz4uuuk0

]]> By: admin http://www.drugpolicycases.com/blog/2007/08/25/the-ethics-of-heroin-maintenance/#comment-1268 admin Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:19:37 +0000 http://www.drugpolicycases.com/blog/2007/08/25/the-ethics-of-heroin-maintenance/#comment-1268 Heroin maintenance might work for some people - apparently it does in England. Your brother's story is very informative and very touching - I wish more people would read it: it is striking how much of a difference social attitude to addicts makes - compare his treatment in Alberta vs. Charlottetown. For many people addiction can definitely become an insurmountable disease; however the punitive approach likely does more harm than good. For one reason or another, your brother was able to live a normal life in Alberta for years on methadone maintenance. Heroin maintenance is very similar - if anything, heroin is less physically toxic than methadone. Heroin maintenance might work for some people - apparently it does in England.

Your brother’s story is very informative and very touching - I wish more people would read it: it is striking how much of a difference social attitude to addicts makes - compare his treatment in Alberta vs. Charlottetown. For many people addiction can definitely become an insurmountable disease; however the punitive approach likely does more harm than good.

For one reason or another, your brother was able to live a normal life in Alberta for years on methadone maintenance. Heroin maintenance is very similar - if anything, heroin is less physically toxic than methadone.

]]> By: canucck http://www.drugpolicycases.com/blog/2007/08/25/the-ethics-of-heroin-maintenance/#comment-159 canucck Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:07:26 +0000 http://www.drugpolicycases.com/blog/2007/08/25/the-ethics-of-heroin-maintenance/#comment-159 Heroin Maintenance is not a good option. My brother used methadone, and ultimately abused methadone. We came to find out what the life of an addict is like through his writings, and if you are interested in an addicts perspective of what life on methadone is like, or unplanned heroin withdrawal, check out this site, http://mereggie.com/reg/methadone.html Heroin Maintenance is not a good option. My brother used methadone, and ultimately abused methadone. We came to find out what the life of an addict is like through his writings, and if you are interested in an addicts perspective of what life on methadone is like, or unplanned heroin withdrawal, check out this site, http://mereggie.com/reg/methadone.html

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