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oldschoolskater OP t1_jckg1il wrote

Opioid and other drug addiction treatment shouldn't cost low income residents money as long as they follow through with the prescribed treatment imo.

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libananahammock t1_jckkecz wrote

It often takes many many tries at rehab and other forms of quitting for the ones that have actually made it stick and have been sober long term. And even then, it normally takes having a support system on top of just the programs.

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bk1285 t1_jcnk0i7 wrote

As someone who works in D&A I will say I am in favor of AA/NA but not for the program and the big book…more so just for the support amongst others in your community who are also working to maintain their sobriety….addiction is a mother fucker, and is a very difficult struggle as many who are entering into treatment have left many friends behind in order to get sober….having those friends and supports who are sober and who can be there for you are very important. One of the larger reasons for relapse I’ve come across is boredom/loneliness. You become sober and you can’t hang out with the people you used to due to triggers with wanting to use, but eventually for some that loneliness does become to much.

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oldschoolskater OP t1_jcklysr wrote

Yep. I've had several family members go through it. I guess my idea would be as long as you follow through with treatment and made an honest effort. I'm completely aware the first round rarely works.

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Excelius t1_jcktzqf wrote

To be fair, the same thing could be said for any medical condition. People increasingly can't afford their deductibles and co-pays regardless of the nature of the condition being treated.

Mental Health Parity just means the same shitty coverage as everything else.

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decrementsf t1_jclaqsc wrote

Assume the services providing that care have become cartel frauds. Learning to convert that service into a bottomless money printer. What happens when the money printer runs out?

My opinion is the money printer is currently broken, the subsidized skimming from the pool in good times has hit an impasse due to dicey economic conditions. The system has a big rock stuck in it. System needs a creative destruction and rebuild.

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GareBear222 t1_jcoltzf wrote

How else do you make them stay low income drug addicts though? /s

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