The victims of the prejudice may become prejudiced to some extent against themselves. All of these conditions exist in the case of methadone patients. Emotion often runs high in opinions about methadone. For instance, by custom and law, San Francisco has the reputation as one of the real citadels of freedom in America. It is one of the few places that take freedom seriously.
Minorities abound, and, for the most part, opportunity and harmony reign.
Except for methadone patients. Some Examples of Routine Discrimination Numerous drug and alcohol treatment programs in San Francisco refuse to provide services to methadone patients. The most prominent County-funded program for gays and lesbians, for instance, does not accept methadone patients into group therapy. The County-funded program to provide mental health services for medically indigent adults does not accept methadone patients. At least one methadone patient, who was going to lose his treatment slot, committed suicide.