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The subscription service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.Re: “Maine Voices: Bill to address opiate crisis in Maine is a step in the right direction” by Becky DeKeuster (Jan. 23):
The recent op-ed by a spokesperson for the marijuana industry saying that pot can be used for people trying to get off heroin, is both wrong and dangerous.
I’m a doctor who has spent 30 years treating drug addicts, starting in my residency at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
The aim in treating addicts is to get them off all addictive drugs, including alcohol and marijuana, not substitute one for another. And the reason is that addicts and alcoholics are happiest clean and sober.
It is bad medical practice to prescribe marijuana or any other addictive drug to a recovering addict. Pope Francis probably said it best: “The problem of drug use is not solved with drugs!”
It’s actually bad practice to recommend marijuana for any...
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