Yeah it's just about recidivism. The nasty underside of that, though, is that they'd rather have you on the methadone than help you get clean unless you're basically a perfect case, so not only do they not offer a clear path to cutting down/getting off, but they actively RESIST your cutting down. And in order to be a perfect case, you'd have to not have any of the problems that made heroin use seem like an attractive prospect in the first place.
― Laurel, Tuesday, 18 December 2007 17:05 (sixteen years ago) link