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was with a combination of both amusement and fear that
I read the comments of Ms Janice J*** "Home addicts
being turned into zombies " (Evening Express, 16
May). Amusement because this woman is so very wrong.
Fear because someone, somewhere may read her ludicrous
diatribe and believe it.
Methadone is the most prominent treatment for opiate
addiction because it is the most effective. I have
been on methadone for some time now and the benefits
are fantastic. I have a good job, I wear nice, clean
clothes and ride an expensive motorcycle. No-one would
know that I am on methadone save that I tell them.
People like Ms J*** would argue that I am still not
opiate free. I have tried and failed that more times
than I can remember. So which is more important? An
impossible `cleanliness' or a productive, positive
life? The answer is obvious.
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