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Re:Anti-addiction drug maker found a captive market in the c... by Zigurd on Friday June 30, 2017 @01:22PM (#14672196)
This system also invites and funds quack medicine, like "treatment" for non-addictive drug use and non-addicts, while real addicts find a shortage of treatment resources.
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Re:Anti-addiction drug maker found a captive market in the c... by gozur88 on Friday June 30, 2017 @05:09PM (#14673619)
This. A non-alcoholic friend of mine got popped for drunk driving, and part of his sentence was counseling for alcoholism. At one point they asked him if he'd ever done cocaine, he foolishly answered yes, and they sent him to a similar program for coke.

On the other hand, since he had to pay the cost it's not like anybody who needed treatment got shorted as a result.

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Re:Anti-addiction drug maker found a captive market in the c... by OvidNaso on Saturday July 01, 2017 @11:16PM (#14680675)
It also educates him about addiction which helps disseminate correct information back to the public (hopefully).
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