Rehab Riviera: Are drugs for drug addicts a solution or a crutch?

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Dec. 28, 2017 – “There are people in the 12-step community who tell their own, ‘You have a sponsor, don’t listen to your doctor. Don’t take that medication. Don’t take anything,’ ” said Dr. Joe Desanto, whose own addiction to prescription opiates six years ago nearly cost him his medical license. “It’s horrible.” … “The difference between getting off drugs and staying off drugs is the difference between a wedding and a happy marriage,” Ling said. “The wedding is a big deal, but it has nothing to do with a happy marriage. Right now, our entire treatment system is targeted to the wedding.”
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