that is the current assumption about persons who are addicted to heroin and or any other substance ( except money I guess) but I am feeling that this is a cop-out that results from pure frustration and not enough persistence and effort on the part of medicine and our society. I do not believe that these poor souls are throw-away people- even if they may think that themselves... where there is life- there is hope... and as a parent like Carrol O'Connor said, You have to get between your child and the drugs...
So , in keeping thisngs in a healthy perspective... don't give up ...