I understand and recognize the role of harm reduction in the continuum of treatment. Is it possible that this response is justified under a public health care policy based on harm reduction? I suppose it corresponds with a bias toward medical maintenance of addiction that began with methadone, and has enjoyed the current resurgence of opioid maintenance with the newest generation of pharmaceuticals. I just can’t get behind my tax dollars funding an approach when our public health care institutions are chronically underfunded. I’d prefer a political / social response that provides systematic treatment options to engage people in their own betterment. That’s just me!