Get yourself straightened up or don't come back. My supervisor made me responsible for myself. He was practicing tough love, something that' s worth more than a truckload of methadone. Give addicts sympathy and you're participating in their relapse. A cold, hard, proven fact.
Sympathy kills more addicts than all other incorrect forms of treatment combined.
Detoxing was simple but not easy. Nothing to numb the effect. My teeth rattled. The vomit flowed. I shook until what felt like hot nails being driven through flesh, muscle, and bone began subsiding after several days.