Establishment-critical narrative
A substance-replacement approach to drug addiction is not the solution. Drugs like buprenorphine and methadone are opioids themselves — switching one opioid for another, albeit prescribed, only serves to encourage ongoing drug use. It's not a long-term or sustainable answer to drug addiction, which is why relapse is so common. We have to do better for pregnant women and their future children by supporting them through detox and providing the support they need to abstain from drugs going forward.