The Paradox of Progress . . . .
There was a time . . . .
when harm reduction didn’t result in harm induction
when MAT meant “Medication Assisted Treatment” instead of being the treatment
when the slave ship of addiction didn’t have an upper deck
when addiction was a result of our actions instead of something that happened to us
when abstinence was thought to be viable option for people in need
when “lived experience” was not a credential to instruct but an opportunity to learn
when self-evident truths didn’t need to be “evidence-based”
The paradox of progress is that it makes things better, until it makes things worse.
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