what are those, david? well, there s a whole he died of course of opiate opiate overdose. and we have medications that are saboxone, methadone, they ve been proven to work. they re controversial, but they shouldn t be. they have risks like any other medication. but they increase the risks that someone is going to be able to stay sober, that they won t relapse dramatically. these are block they re opiate blockers, that they take away the craving and they block an addict from getting high after treatment. and there s no reason why anyone in his position, in mr. monteith s position should not be treated with these medications that work. and david, is the is there a course of treatment with those kinds of medications where they get ramped down over time, or is the notion that you would stay with them for a protracted period of time?
in fact, most people who overdose and die after treatment, it happens within the first weeks or month for exactly that reason. which is why when we look back on what happened to mr. monteith in this tragedy not only is it incredibly sad, it s horrific, what can we say, but it also is criminal. it borders on malpractice that we a doctor that professionals will send someone out of treatment without the proper aftercare, without discharging them with a plan. we have life-saving technology. we have medications that would have helped in a case like this. what are those, david? well, there s a whole he died of course of opiate opiate overdose. and we have medications that are saboxone, methadone, they ve been proven to work. they re controversial, but they shouldn t be. they have risks like any other medication.
but they increase the risks that someone is going to be able to stay sober, that they won t relapse dramatically. these are block they re opiate blockers, that they take away the craving and they block an addict from getting high after treatment. and there s no reason why anyone in his position, in mr. monteith s position should not be treated with these medications that work. and david, is the is there a course of treatment with those kinds of medications where they get ramped down over time, or is the notion that you would stay with them for a protracted period of time? no, most often they are ramped down over time. but it s again this is people don t understand often about addiction. addiction is a chronic illness, which means people live with it forever. and just like with someone with diabetes, they may have to be on their medication for their entire lives. david sheff gets tonight s last word. thank you very much, david. thank you, lawrence.
palin jump in on when the fight was all over? the loser s side, of course. where am i? i m on team rand. rand paul understands. he gets the whole notion of don t tread on me, government, whereas chris christie is for big government and, you know, trying to go on to get along in so many respects. and you know, some people look at him as oh, man, he s the governor who goes rogue. no. you know, he s got a shtick going there where he s got a youtube videographer following him around, kind of these set-up situations sometimes, so that he can be seen as perhaps a little bit avant garde and going rogue on things. but no, chris christie s for more government, and his record proves that, whereas rand paul with that healthy libertarian streak that we need more of in our politicians, team rand paul. thank you, fox news. up next, north carolina s governor signs the voter i.d. bill into law. i am the ghost of cookies past. residue.
palin jump in on when the fight was all over? the loser s side, of course. where am i? i m on team rand. rand paul understands. he gets the whole notion of don t tread on me, government, whereas chris christie is for big government and, you know, trying to go on to get along in so many respects. and you know, some people look at him as oh, man, he s the governor who goes rogue. no. you know, he s got a shtick going there where he s got a youtube videographer following him around, kind of these set-up situations sometimes, so that he can be seen as perhaps a little bit avant garde and going rogue on things. but no, chris christie s for more government, and his record proves that, whereas rand paul with that healthy libertarian streak that we need more of in our politicians, team rand paul. thank you, fox news. up next, north carolina s governor signs the voter i.d. bill into law.