I can't help but thinking that it's out of convenience, laziness, political correctness and  
condescension that health officials today accept the state of affairs concerning opioid
addiction.  How otherwise can continued use be advocated, instead of finding a final
solution to end this dependence on unhealthy drugs and with it a tragic life style.  This
is not how we look at the treatment of alcohol dependence.  Abstinence is the the road
to sobriety in this regard.  Why such different approaches to different addictions?  
It is no more difficult to quit opioids than it is to quit alcohol or benzos for that matter.
So why this low treatment standard for opioid addicts?  Keeping addicts fulled on 
their drug of choice is not kindness.  It is not thinking of the best treatment for these
people.  It demonstrates instead a callous hypocrisy that has nothing to do with 
proper care.