Professor Joe Barry:

Yes. Many people are now working with drug users. Most are trying to move people along, but that requires more concerted action. The model Mr. McAleenan mentioned needs to be available on a much more widespread scale. People who do well and come off and stay off methadone do not necessarily want to be the poster boy or girl for recovery for the reasons of stigma we mentioned. I would approach the issue of how many should be on methadone in terms of a thorough needs assessment of everyone. Methadone was introduced to eliminate or reduce blood-borne viral transmission, which has happened.