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<blockquote data-quote="Origami" data-source="post: 647831" data-attributes="member: 18099"><p>I think there are mixed reviews on methadone as a treatment option. I suggested it to my son, and he said everyone he knows who is on methadone is hooked on it and making no effort to get off. He said it's trading one addiction for another. Of course, this is the opinion of a heroin addict who hasn't figured out anything himself, so maybe he's not the best judge. He's got his court-ordered drug evaluation today where they'll tell him what kind of treatment he'll be getting.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Lovemyson, I'd tend to leave things alone and let the consequences catch up with him. I'm just not comfortable myself with that kind of thing, but you may have more urgent reasons for wanting to speed up the jail/losing job/etc. process. If he's still using, these things will happen eventually, but it will be of his own volition and not because you called someone. In other words, he can only blame himself, not you. But ultimately you need to decide what's best for your situation since there is no clear-cut right or wrong approach, and your instincts will often be your best guide.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Origami, post: 647831, member: 18099"] I think there are mixed reviews on methadone as a treatment option. I suggested it to my son, and he said everyone he knows who is on methadone is hooked on it and making no effort to get off. He said it's trading one addiction for another. Of course, this is the opinion of a heroin addict who hasn't figured out anything himself, so maybe he's not the best judge. He's got his court-ordered drug evaluation today where they'll tell him what kind of treatment he'll be getting. Lovemyson, I'd tend to leave things alone and let the consequences catch up with him. I'm just not comfortable myself with that kind of thing, but you may have more urgent reasons for wanting to speed up the jail/losing job/etc. process. If he's still using, these things will happen eventually, but it will be of his own volition and not because you called someone. In other words, he can only blame himself, not you. But ultimately you need to decide what's best for your situation since there is no clear-cut right or wrong approach, and your instincts will often be your best guide. [/QUOTE]
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