Use Drugs to Treat Drugs?

In the previous episode, Stephanie, Joel, and Eric define addiction from a Biblical perspective. Recognizing what it is, what can we do about it? What are some practical ways to care and help the addicted? In this episode, a question arises on the use of Methadone and Suboxone.. How should we think of using drugs to treat drugs? The team makes a random phone call to Dr. Mark Plaster who shares his own insight. At its peak, a single methadone clinic in Baltimore can see 3,000 patients a day, from within only a 2-3 mile radius. Accessing help from a clinic often requires the patient to remain within a community of drug culture, often lacking support for addressing root causes, preventing relapse, and rebuilding lives. How can the church and the medical community work in tandem to see individuals freed from the slavery of addiction? 

Dr. Mark Plaster’s Information: https://www.tenthousehealth.com 410-394-9594