Are Current Harm Reduction Modalities Reducing Overdose Death Rates? What Is Preventing Abstinence?
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PAIN: Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down to discuss the controversial topic of long-term Vs short-term harm reduction. Flindt and Jason dive into the the benefits of medication assisted treatment, but present the side effects of long term harm reduction medication use.
As well they question why those who achieved their sobriety through abstinence based recovery would encourage others to use a long term method that can include never easing use of medications such as methadone or suboxone.
We discuss the following and more.
Intro 00:00
Are we advocating about the right things concerning addiction? 3:00
Why are people in the treatment industry supporting long-term harm reduction? 10:00
How is data showing the fentanyl doesn't discriminate? 16:00
There is two types of treatment, what are they? 27:30
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