CANDIDATES ON METHADONE:

June 12th, 2008 | Category: Opiate Addiction

…[With methadone maintenance] the federal government trades places with the street dealer, swapping heroin for methadone and feeding the addiction with taxpayer dollars. that is disgusting and it is immoral.” (Entire speech on floor of Senate, May, 1999, accessible at http://www.methadonetoday.org/v4_n05.htm )

We’ve seen nothing more recent from Senator McCain on methadone since - nor any mention of

methadone ever in any speech by Senator Obama. whether anyone has more knowledge on the stated positions of the two candidates, we’d appreciate being informed. Senator McCain had the following to say about methadone treatment back in 1999:

“Methadone maintenance programs simply transfer addiction from one narcotic to another.

Original post by RGNewman, MD

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