Drug addiction treatment has been shown to reduce associated health and social costs by far more than the cost of the treatment itself. Treatment is also much less expensive than its alternatives, such as incarcerating addicted persons. For example, the average cost for 1 full year of methadone maintenance treatment is approximately $4,700 per patient, whereas 1 full year of imprisonment costs approximately $24,000 per person.
Drug addiction treatment reduces drug use and its associated health and social costs.According to several conservative estimates, every dollar invested in addiction treatment programs yields a return of between $4 and $7 in reduced drug-related crime, criminal justice costs, and theft. When savings related to healthcare are included, total savings can exceed costs by a ratio of 12 to 1. Major savings to the individual and to society also stem from fewer interpersonal conflicts; greater workplace productivity; and fewer drug-related accidents, including overdoses and deaths.
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methadone maintenance treatment is being traded on the street they use that as well as the scripts in most cases,not a good way to go.That treatment is more addictive than the pills thet are addicted to.Check out black seeds as a tool in recovery.
ReplyDeleteI think you need to do a little more research before you start running down the group as a whole. I was on treatment for more than 6 years and I NEVER sold or traded my medication. I am soon to become a family doctor that will do more for this world than a uneducated punk like you.
DeleteThank you for your comment, and congratulations on your recovery! I think it is wonderful that you are going into the field of medicine. With your life experience, you will be a real asset. You are a great inspiration. People need to hear more positive Methadone stories. All they ever hear about are the bad ones. If you would like to share your story as a guest blogger, I'd be delighted. You can send it to me at behindtheaddiction@gmail.com. When I receive stories that I use, I edit them so don't worry about grammar and punctuation! it is your story that is important. Thanks!
DeleteForgot to mention, you don't have to use your real name either! Some of my guest writers do and some don't. Thanks!
DeleteI wouldn't be so quick to call him an uneducated punk because he is right, he was just a little loose in terms of being specific, but anyways methadone is not going to work for everyone and there probably is more effective ways then methadone. I haven't been down that road with opiates but from what I understand it only kills the craving. Another thing something has to be done with the way they demonize everything. When you get into coke and opiates yeah they aren't too far off but everything else? The current happenings with marijuana is pretty obvious, people are finally coming to realize that isn't what its been labeled as for so long. Also recently there has been breakthroughs with LSD, Psilocybin mushrooms, and MDMA. Psychedelics proving to be very useful with addiction treatment with not only drugs but alcohol as well as depression, and MDMA being used to treat PTSD. The real facts about all these drugs need to be out there and unfortunately they are not they need to be up to date and not full of shit. This is part of the reason people end up hooked on opiates they try other things that are not addictive or at least nowhere near that as people let on, or are taught to believe and it escalates to opiates which are the worst, and most destructive. Now personally I had a drinking problem and marijuana I started with but never posed a problem still doesn't, but when I tried that after being against it all for my whole life I became more open to other things coke was next in line. I had a brief problem with it but then the blessing came, acid was next and it was nothing like I expected it forced me to look at myself in a hard way and to really start to sort through my issues and really broaden my outlook on life as a whole. As a result I completely stopped binge drinking and mostly do not have any real desire to drink though I still have a few from time to time. I also stopped with the partying and a lot of my reckless attitude. In turn the coke came to an end too because it was something I really only looked for when drinking any other time I would have nothing to do with it, so with this great new outlook on life I did a great deal of research on the subject of psychedelics and I really hope that something comes from the new research scientists are doing with it because it worked wonders for me a bit of a miracle drug if you will. It literally breaks down your ego and just leaves you to look at your problems as they really are, in fact the co-founder of AA was a believer of this I actually discussed this with an older man I met in AA and he was quite intrigued with my story and the idea that LSD something demonized since the 60's-70's could have this kind of therapeutic power. Another recent treatment that's boasting amazing numbers for treating addicts is ayahuasca and ibogaine treatments also psychedelic experiences that have rid the hardest opiate addicts of their addictions. Our addictions treatment here on the island could really use a revamping and I know since everything I mentioned are controlled substances here in Canada, right now they are not a legal alternative and in the wrong set or setting without some guidance under the influence of these things could be terrifying for some people. I just hope that in the future these things could be used as an alternative treatment in a controlled facility because I deem they have great potential to help all addicts not only with their addictions but with underlying problems they may have that they have difficulty expressing, as well as many others that believe this as well. The whole system needs to be reworked right from the way these substances are controlled, used, etc. and the treatment and laws against these things as well. Its time for a change.
DeleteCost is no matter for cure the patient from the drug addiction.First we should make a treatment and analyze how to recover the people who are addicted to drugs.
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Cenikor is committed to helping drug addiction treatment people deal with behavioral health issues and addictions by providing a full continuum of care. Cenikor has a variety of programs including short-term and long-term inpatient programs, detoxification, outpatient and intensive outpatient services. Cenikor also provides adolescent short-term inpatient treatment, outpatient and intensive outpatient care.
ReplyDeleteDrug addiction treatment is not a quick and easy process. In general, the longer and more intense the drug use, the longer and more intense the treatment you’ll need. But regardless of the treatment program’s length in weeks or months, long-term follow-up care is crucial to recovery.
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