Is Obama the New “opiate” of the Masses?

Question by JustBFree: Is Obama the new “opiate” of the masses?
One of Karl Marx’s most favorite quotes is “all religion is the opiate of the masses”————–meaning basically that religion was used to keep the masses docile and quiet

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Answer by fdm215
Apparently not. The masses on the far Right never shut up.

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The scourge of heroin addiction
In a recent Boston Globe article, Hillary Jacobs, director of Substance Abuse Services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acknowledged that “medications are not used as much as they could be for opiate addictions because of stigmas attached to them.
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The treatment and rehabilitation pillars of the Drugs Strategy – Irish Medical Times

The treatment and rehabilitation pillars of the Drugs Strategy
Irish Medical Times
The HSE was responsible for carrying out Action 34 — to expand the availability of, and access to, detox facilities, methadone services, under-18s services, and needle exchange services, where required. However, capacity in the detoxification service …

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‘My daughter was born a heroin addict’: Mother says she can never forgive … – Daily Mail

'My daughter was born a heroin addict': Mother says she can never forgive
Daily Mail
The pair are pictured shortly after Georgia's birth when she had to be given methadone to prevent her suffering withdrawal symptoms. Ms Casey stopped taking heroin after Georgia's birth as she was worried her baby would be taken into care. She

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Letter: Methadone programs can beat addiction – Newsday

Letter: Methadone programs can beat addiction
Newsday
There is an ongoing misconception that methadone treatment just hooks the addict on a new drug. This is false. Technically, it's a drug, but if it's administered in the correct manner, it has extremely beneficial medicinal qualities. Therefore, I

Methadone Treatment – Google News

 

residents get low-down on methadone clinics – Belleville Intelligencer


Belleville Intelligencer

residents get low-down on methadone clinics
Belleville Intelligencer
Business owners and residents shared concerns about the possible opening of a methadone treatment centre in Trenton, during a public meeting Wednesday night. The Belleville and Quinte West Community Health Centre, in partnership with Change Health …

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My Neighbor, the Methadone Clinic: Part I – Brooklyn Reader


Brooklyn Reader

My Neighbor, the Methadone Clinic: Part I
Brooklyn Reader
In Fort Greene, on the corner of Fulton and Waverly, stands an old pre-war building contrasted by bright-blue new awning. It is a drug treatment center known as START. I'd never been inside a methadone clinic before and had no idea what to expect. And

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residents get low-down on methadone clinics – Belleville Intelligencer


Belleville Intelligencer

residents get low-down on methadone clinics
Belleville Intelligencer
Michael Piercy, president of the Belleville and Quinte West Community Health Centre, speaks about a proposed non-dispensary methadone clinic in Trenton, during a public meeting Wednesday night. At left is Marsha Stephen, executive director of the

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Pleasantville Planning Board: No methadone clinic at the Pleasantville … – Shore News Today

Methadone Treatment: Letter: Methadone Programs Can Beat Addiction – Newsday

Letter: Methadone programs can beat addiction – Newsday

Letter: Methadone programs can beat addiction
Newsday
There is an ongoing misconception that methadone treatment just hooks the addict on a new drug. This is false. Technically, it's a drug, but if it's administered in the correct manner, it has extremely beneficial medicinal qualities. Therefore, I

Methadone Treatment – Google News

 

residents get low-down on methadone clinics – Belleville Intelligencer


Belleville Intelligencer

residents get low-down on methadone clinics
Belleville Intelligencer
Business owners and residents shared concerns about the possible opening of a methadone treatment centre in Trenton, during a public meeting Wednesday night. The Belleville and Quinte West Community Health Centre, in partnership with Change Health …

and more »

Methadone Treatment – Google News

 

My Neighbor, the Methadone Clinic: Part I – Brooklyn Reader

Methadone Detox: The Treatment and Rehabilitation Pillars of the Drugs Strategy – Irish Medical Times

The treatment and rehabilitation pillars of the Drugs Strategy – Irish Medical Times

The treatment and rehabilitation pillars of the Drugs Strategy
Irish Medical Times
The HSE was responsible for carrying out Action 34 — to expand the availability of, and access to, detox facilities, methadone services, under-18s services, and needle exchange services, where required. However, capacity in the detoxification service …

Methadone Detox – Google News

 

‘My daughter was born a heroin addict’: Mother says she can never forgive … – Daily Mail

'My daughter was born a heroin addict': Mother says she can never forgive
Daily Mail
The pair are pictured shortly after Georgia's birth when she had to be given methadone to prevent her suffering withdrawal symptoms. Ms Casey stopped taking heroin after Georgia's birth as she was worried her baby would be taken into care. She

and more »

Methadone Detox – Google News