October 2002 Cover
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A decision made earlier this summer by Gov. Jeb Bush to veto a $1 million appropriation for three South Florida methadone clinics could affect more than the patients who depend
on their daily dose of the heroin substitute, critics say. The governor's veto slices subsidies for 313 people addicted to opiates, 60 of whom are infected with HIV. Social workers
report clients are worried that if they cannot receive their methadone, they might be back on the streets looking for a fix.
"If even 10 percent of those HIV patients go back to sharing needles, it seems like this could end up costing the state more in the long run," Mark Senseman, spokesperson
for Colonial Management, which owns the clinics, said.
Editor's Note: from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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