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<blockquote data-quote="Sister's Keeper" data-source="post: 684695" data-attributes="member: 20051"><p>I hate methadone. My sister, too is an addict. Methadone was the biggest waste of tie and money. The whole theory behind methadone is that it is supposed to be used to withdraw people from heroin, in that you go in and get your daily dose which should gradually reduce over time until you are off heroin. Of course, this is in conjunction with counseling. Now they do methadone maintenance where they essentially just keep them on methadone for life. They are supposed to drug test them and remove them form the program and boot them from the program if they test positive for other drugs, but if they even bother to test them, they don't do anything about the positive tests. </p><p></p><p>I didn't think the police could refuse if your mother insisted on pressing charges. Perhaps I am wrong about this, or maybe your mother backs down when the police persuade her to do otherwise.</p><p></p><p>I will agree with the others, there isn't much you can do but learn to detach. Adults are going to do what they want and you can't change that. </p><p></p><p>I would suggest you find a local Nar-anon/al-anon meeting. They are a great resource and a great support system.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sister's Keeper, post: 684695, member: 20051"] I hate methadone. My sister, too is an addict. Methadone was the biggest waste of tie and money. The whole theory behind methadone is that it is supposed to be used to withdraw people from heroin, in that you go in and get your daily dose which should gradually reduce over time until you are off heroin. Of course, this is in conjunction with counseling. Now they do methadone maintenance where they essentially just keep them on methadone for life. They are supposed to drug test them and remove them form the program and boot them from the program if they test positive for other drugs, but if they even bother to test them, they don't do anything about the positive tests. I didn't think the police could refuse if your mother insisted on pressing charges. Perhaps I am wrong about this, or maybe your mother backs down when the police persuade her to do otherwise. I will agree with the others, there isn't much you can do but learn to detach. Adults are going to do what they want and you can't change that. I would suggest you find a local Nar-anon/al-anon meeting. They are a great resource and a great support system. [/QUOTE]
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