year in trying to develop community treatment programs? This is yet another problem that drug abuse has created for society (Allen 286). It is a piece of historical irony that the beginnings of heroin where as a miracle cure all, and heroin became one of the most addictive and destructive narcotics. Since its transformation into an abusive drug we have tried legislation and law enforcement to contain the problem. However, this has not been an affective solution, as heroin still continues to be a problem in our present society. ...