Re: drug abuse among the homeless

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Derek Snider) writes:

>Not exactly.  Heroin is good for heroin maintenance (when you're not
>trying to quit), but it's supposedly easier to wean yourself off of
>methadone than off of heroin.

That's mainly because of it's long action.

However, for most hard-core addicts detox does not work.  Maintenance on
legal drugs is much to be preferred over maintenance on black-market drugs.

-Pete Zakel
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 that will do them in."