Why Was Methadone Maintenance Created?
Methadone treatment was originally conceived of as a way to help get people off of heroin in 20 days, and today, methadone treatment centers survive only if they are profitable. The sad truth is that modern methadone treatment programs are in it for the money, and if they are not profitable, then they will lose the financial aid they need to stay afloat. They are given a certain number of patients that they are allowed to treat, and if they are treating less than this number, they have no incentive to help anyone beat their addiction, because they need those people to stay in the program to provide the center with money. Although treatment centers claim that they help treat other maladies, such as reducing the spread of HIV, the truth is that they are doing virtually nothing for their patients, and may even be causing them additional harm by exposing them to the possibility of developing a methadone addiction.
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