Methadone

[nailit]

Story from my local paper,
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/cash-strapped-council-set-cut-1450514

The local council are planning on saving £751,000 by cutting methadone prescriptions for heroin addicts and if it happens here it will happen elsewhere.
Interested in hearing your thoughts on denying treatment to addicts?
I personally think its both cruel and short sighted. Surely if addicts are denied appropriate treatment, then they will only end up costing us more in the long run with increased crime?

[Zacs-Master]

Nope Mamya. There was a chap who went into the local where I grew up and he presented what I presume was a prescription to the landlady and she duly served him a pint of Guinness gratis.

[murraymints]

my grandad had a bottle of stout every night in hospital..many many years ago... something to do with Iron ? I saw the trolley bringing the bottles round... must be about 55 years ago..I was very young but still thought it odd at the time....Edinburgh Royal Infirmary