Posted by Emily on January 16, 2000 at 01:42:59:

In Reply to: Re: recovery of a herion addict posted by Jenny on December 05, 1999 at 21:54:46:

Hi, my name is Emily and I need help obtaining methadone. I am a hardcore dilaudid addict and it kills me not to have it. Please help if you can: Not many opiate addicts can be helped by abstinence and 12-Step programs. The grim reality is only about 5% of opiate (maybe less) can actually be sucessful without opiate replacement such as methadone. Where did you get the idea that quality of life suffers for people on methadone? One becomes physically dependant on methadone, but, it sure beats dying. No one condemns diabetics for taking insulin. Why should dangerous street drugs. I have had many friends and loved ones who (understandably) failed at the