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An eye for an eye, a drug for a drug Providing an alternative drug to a drug addict does not sound logical or persuasive to the public, but this irrational-sounding treatment had been popular in European countries (Alba Basurto, Nicole Wells 1). Out of all the drugs that are present, opioid addiction was specifically highlighted in the book of Dreamland by Sam Quinones. As a treatment for the addiction, many attempts including the absence of drug were performed, but the trend of usage of opioid was not relieved. Methadone, a great alternative drug for opioid was presented in the book of Dreamland to help the addicts to reduce the intake of the chemical, allowing them to slowly reduce the dose of the drug used over the period. Interestingly, …show more content…

Opioid is a pain reliever, and it produces euphoria in addition to pain relief, which can be misused in a different purpose (NIDA 1). Due to its high addictiveness, Opioid Crisis started in the late 1990s, and Dreamland specifically states that ‘Black Tar’ and Oxycontin were proposed to be the two main types of opioids in the United states (Sam Quinones). Heroin is one of the most famous examples of opioid as stated from the article. From the description of the drugs used, readers acquire more detailed information about the drug in Dreamland than the article because the article presented more variety of types of …show more content…

Addictiveness is the biggest problem clinics and the addicts face in the stage of rehabilitation, and to reduce the desire for drugs, the best is to slowly reduce the amount of intake of drug by the user which can be done by using a substitute drug, Methadone. Dreamland also firmly explains why Methadone is more of an effective treatment for the addicts, and is less harmful to the daily users. Methadone was created by Nazi Germany, but after World War II, Methadone was introduced to United States as a possible aide to heroin addicts by Dr. Vincent Dole, an addiction specialist at the Rockefeller Institute. Methadone has its unique characteristic of lower addiction rate than other opioids; Methadone is the only opiate that addicts did not demand the increase in doses (Sam Quinones

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