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Originally Posted by cockerpunk
what changes should be made? what changes can be made?
that's the question right? you cannot punish these folks into compliance, we know that doesn't work, we tried it for 40 years. you cant take something away from people who have nothing, and pretend it helps.
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I don’t have an answer. I’m sure everyone here has seen the effects of addiction.
I will share a story from nursing school: I was assigned a pt who had been in the hospital for several months recovering from an abscess on their spine which caused paralysis (this is quite common with iv drug use). They were very open with their story. Along with their spouse, they progressed from pot to oxycodone to heroin. They made the choice to sell their home and live on the streets to fund their habit. Their 3 children were estranged due to the drug use. Their spouse died from an OD while they were in the hospital. My patient had every intention of returning to their drug use after leaving the hospital. I was told on several occasions money from the sale of the home was still available.
Even though, this patient had lost their home, spouse and children, they didn’t want to change their drug use.
That made me more acutely aware I have no solution