Methadone Research Paper

Drug abuse has been around for many years, since the early 1800’s and has increasingly gotten worse. The dependency of heroin and opiates has succeeded in breaking down barriers in color and classes, you could say it is a habit of equal opportunity with whoever wants to try it. Methadone has been used to treat heroin abuse for many years, but is now used to treat opiate dependency also. Although it has been found to be very addictive, the doctors claim it is the most successful in helping some addicts lead functional lives. It seems strange that a drug that is addictive is given to take the place of another addictive drug. You might ask yourself, why should I care if a better treatment is found to replace methadone if it doesn’t affect

This is what the city of Port Huron, Mich. was experiencing when they decided to improve the approach of Drug Court. Nicole Hayden wrote an article, “Drug Court: Holistic approach to opioid epidemic”, in Times Herald where she quotes Chris Deutsh, Natonal Associaton of Drug Court Professionals director, “We know (treatment courts) work, they reduce drug use, crime and recidivism and saves the community money”. With people that have gone through the Macomb County drug court, it has been found that 93% of the graduates from their program do not recommit their past drug related crimes. The defendant lives and works in the community instead of being in prison. During the time they are going through the program they go through an intensive in-patient treatment that can span out form one to two years. They receive federal funding by the U.S. department of Health and Human Services. The programs such as Sacred Heart and Turning Point provide safe housing and they are scheduled to go routinely to the court, plus going to meetings with their case worker. If at any time the defendant needs to pay part of their housing, the drug court will pay it. During this time they are receiving positive feedback from the judge or counsel if the person needed to work on something. Seeing from their 93 percentage of success rate in reducing recidivism, this

D., “Kicking the habit : It’s no Longer All-or-Nothing”, “Holistic therapies are helping to bridge the gap between conventional, exclusively abstinence-oriented approaches and the newer, more controversial harm reduction philosophy”. It is believed that people develop addictions to get back into balance therefore the Holistic therapies helps restore your balance. In this particular type of program it is believed that a person cannot be forced to do anything which means they find it acceptable to not abstain from using drugs. When the person is treated with respect, they in turn will eventually take care of themselves. Part of the treatment is a massage which can have a chemical impact on the body and can release tension. With the use of Hatha Yoga, you hold positions for a long time stretching and contrasting your muscles while breathing