And if you want to talk about social justice, this is what drug replacement therapy (suboxone)-based rehab looks like in some of our southern states. Addict is remanded by a court to the care of an outpatient treatment facility. Addict must show up at that facility every day with $10-$15 in hand to buy their dose. If they miss a day, the treatment center has the authority to send the addict to prison. Some treatment centers will engage a kind of payday loan scheme to allow the addict to catch up on payments later, for a price.

If the addict has felony priors (most do, using is a felony in many states), they will have a hard time finding a job, and an even harder time paying for food and shelter, on top of the $280-$450 a month for their subs. It's a form of indentured servitude, with pharma being the beneficiary. Some resort to criminal activity to support their state-mandated habit.