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On the methadone program, recipients are given a substance that looks a whole lot like Tang. They drink it and it keeps their blood level of opiate at a number that does not throw the body into this terrible withdrawal. They are able to function and lead normal, and often productive, lives. It is an intensely scrutinized program too; no one is allowed what's called 'carry-outs', meaning they cannot stock-pile their 'scripts of methadone (for possible resale or to take more than necessary and thus get high). Instead they MUST drink their Tang in front of the pharmicist.
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Do these clinics cure people or are they just substituting one drug for another?