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| Letters to the EditorSunday, August 12, 2007 1:13 AM CDT |
Help drug addicts get outpatient therapy
This letter is in response to the article on addicts and treatment centers (``For addicts, a 32-day wait for help is deadly,'' Aug. 5, page A1). There is now a drug called suboxone that can be used on an outpatient basis. There is a list of physicians on the Internet who administer this drug, and offer outpatient therapy. Most insurance companies and drug cards cover it, however, there needs to be something done to help the indigent receive this treatment. This is a major problem in our country, and I find it hard to believe that more people don't know about this treatment. I have witnessed with my own eyes the change it can make in someone who lived each day figuring out how he was going to get his next fix, to this caring individual who is working full time - and overtime - trying clear up his life. He has been detoxed before, but he said the craving never leaves. Suboxone helps you not have that craving, and also blocks other opioids should you try to use them. It is very expensive and, for whatever reason, not always easy to get, which is a major roadblock for people who don't have the means. They need our help, Charlene Hohulin Rural Congerville |
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