Blansfield H N
AIDS Public Policy J. 1996 Winter;11(4):159-63.
It is necessary that society accept the medical, neurological basis of compulsive drug/alcohol use in order for it to get on with finding and using pragmatic approaches to treatment, rather than punishment, as the rational way to deal with these issues. The increased availability of oral methadone must be promoted, not only because it eliminates the need for drug injection, but because it allows the opioid dependent to lead comfortable and functional lives. The emphasis on punishment and incarceration for illicit-drug users or purveyors must give way to alternatives bent on treatment and rehabilitation. More states should follow the example of Connecticut in dealing wisely with drug/AIDS issues.
社会有必要接受强迫性药物/酒精使用的医学和神经学基础，以便继续寻找并采用务实的治疗方法，而非惩罚措施，作为应对这些问题的合理方式。必须推广口服美沙酮的更多供应，这不仅是因为它消除了注射毒品的必要性，还因为它能让阿片类药物依赖者过上舒适且正常的生活。对非法药物使用者或提供者的惩罚和监禁的重点必须让位于侧重于治疗和康复的替代方案。更多州应效仿康涅狄格州，明智地应对毒品/艾滋病问题。
