re: I was appointed to the AL Council on Opiod Misuse and Addiction (UPDATE #2)

I'm not an addict and never have been but I've always had this question. If a person is addicted to heroin, crack, meth, or whatever drug and you take them off of it and then put them on methadone or another drug are you giving them a crutch to come off of everything or just swapping their addiction habits to something else?

I realize the goal is to get them off of everything but like an alcoholic they have to want to help themselves before they can be helped.