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Re:Why do people put on differing amounts of weight? by leshow on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @02:45PM (#10975458)
> At least a drug addict doesn't have to take just the /right/ amount of the drug every day to stay healthy!

spoken like someone with no experience with drug addiction. ever heard of a maintenance program?

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Re:Why do people put on differing amounts of weight? by Dylan16807 on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @04:22PM (#10976184)
That's an option, not a necessity. It also tends to involve restricted access.

But with food is it impossible to go to rehab and stop eating over a period of a couple weeks.

If lifelong drug maintenance programs were the only option to quit abusing, there would be a lot more relapses.

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Re:Why do people put on differing amounts of weight? by leshow on Friday January 29, 2016 @03:23PM (#10998207)
the relapse rate for methadone is around 90%, that's why I object to wording it as 'at least'
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Re:Why do people put on differing amounts of weight? by rdancer on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @02:03AM (#10978697)
For the rest of your life? What crazy drug did you get yourself into?
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Re:Why do people put on differing amounts of weight? by leshow on Friday January 29, 2016 @03:24PM (#10998214)
Methadone is the most popular maintenance drug for opiate abuse and the relapse rate is around 90%. Many people on methadone/buprenorphine maintenance prefer to just stay on the program rather than come off.
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