Critique of Controversial Drug Treatment Proposal: Why Providing Drugs to Addicts Wouldn't Work
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Summary
The article critically examines a controversial proposal to treat hard drug addiction by providing drugs at government facilities conditional on inpatient treatment. The author argues this approach is unlikely to work because even severely addicted individuals retain human faculties and can behave strategically. The piece reflects on how perceptions of drug addicts have changed over time, noting that many heroin addicts appear normal and functional despite their addiction, challenging common stereotypes about addiction and addict behavior.
Key quotes
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Instinctively, I doubt this would work for almost any addicts, as even the most far gone addicts are still human beings with human faculties who can behave strategically when they need to.
At least, they did to me ten years ago
Heroin Addicts Often Seem Normal
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