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re: Opiod addicts will not be covered under TrumpCare
Posted on 6/26/17 at 1:07 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Posted on 6/26/17 at 1:07 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
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brother is an addict and is basically lost as a human. My parents have spent a huge amount of money on multiple rehabs that have been a complete waste.
The alternative is to eventually pay for him to be incarcerated or dead. Maybe locking him up will be what helps him. I'm not advocating enabling, but treatment is generally much cheaper and much more effective than prison.
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Posted on 6/26/17 at 1:15 pm to cajunbama
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treatment is generally much cheaper and much more effective than prison.
No, it's not. Methadone treatment is ~$5000/yr. It's efficacy rate in treating opioid addiction hovers charitably at 10%. So it takes at least $50,000 (probably much more) to "cure" one person of opioid addiction through methadone treatment. The other 9 aren't cured either and are still a cost to the system despite it all. They may come back for another round of methadone treatment or go on to offend.
It's not at all clear that "treatment" is cheaper than prison.
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