A NEW LOW IN UNINFORMED REMARKS ABOUT METHADONE TREATMENT:

March 18th, 2008 | Category: Opiate Addiction

Bill Aitken, a “senior Tory politician,” told BBC-Scotland, “We have a very high proportion of the drug-abusing population sitting fat, dumb and happy on methadone,” The barrier of stigma and prejudice facing patients receiving methadone in the hopes of leading a reasonably self-fulfilling, productive

life in society has just been made higher. Scotland has no corner on the market of silly politicians, God knows, but that example of stupidity is mighty poor. For BBC story,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/7299452.stm

Original post by RGNewman, MD

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