I'm pretty sure the Subutex-Dormicium saga answers this question all too well. Drug addiction, while necessitating a painful and hard recovery, is nothing compared to psychological dependence on "highs"--meaning addiction is a hell of a lot easier to cure than human folly.
But why hasn't this been addressed earlier? These are lives we're playing with here, not just bodies.
"See this medicine? Take it and you won't need heroin any more. OK?"
The problem is what abusers need heroin for in the first place. Thrill? Dependence? If Subutex can duplicate the effect it's simply substituting a lesser evil. To the point, abusers need love, fulfilment, and the knowledge someone cares for them enough to stop their lives from being ruined.
I'm not qualified to issue challenges as yet, but answer me this: are we curing the symptoms, or the disease?
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