Methadone on our streets a concern

Dear Editor,  A substantial amount of legally prescribed methadone is being diverted onto the streets by patients who are in treatment in either addiction clinics or with general practitioners in the community. The sole source of methadone in this country is from the general practitioners who preform this aspect of medicine. It is not imported illegally, or manufactured here, yet there is an ample supply available to those who wish to procure it. The problem seems to arise where there is inadequate supervision of consumption in the pharmacies, that is, the patients may be required to attend only once a…