In a land of the ignorant- struggling with misinformation in outpatient program

[Orchid_Suspiria]

Swim is in this stupid recovery program simply so he can get his suboxone.In order for him to get it prescribed he has to take part in this program.Swim absolutely hates it.Where to begin?His counselor refers to opiates as stimulants,thinks suboxone is a placebo,and tells an opiate addict going through withdrawals that"Its all in his head."Not only this for swim to graduate the program he must participate in NA and have a sponsor.This is pure hypocrisy,NA frowns on the suboxone and methadone maintenance programs and accepts nothing but total abstinence.What is the point?Its not like swim is quitting opiates anyways he is just here so he can get an opiate legal and prescribed to him for the rest of his life.Swim quit for two months and never once felt normal and never will feel normal without them.The counselors at this place can't grasp that opiate addiction is physical aswell as mental.Most the people in the group are alcoholics and coke heads and kids that were sent because their parents caught them smoking a joint,perhaps this is why?

Proof the war on drugs has made some people clueless.Is there anyway swim could get out of going to NA and still graduate the program?Perhaps some alternative to NA?These people do not seem to understand that for some opiate addicts abstinence will never be an option.