Some go to rehab to get help, go to prison, or have a fatal overdose. It is not often that you see an old junkie. Even if a person seeks help there is no guarantee they will remain sober. Addiction is a disease that will last a lifetime and it is an everyday struggle. Many relapse after getting out of rehab. A prime example is Oscar-winning actor, Philip Hoffman who went to rehab in May of 2013. “The sad news about Philip Seymour Hoffman broke on a sunny Sunday in February. The Oscar-winning actor, 46, had been found dead from a drug overdose in a New York City apartment, a needle still hanging from his arm. More than 50 packets of heroin were scattered through the apartment.” (Friedman) Various rehab centers use opioids to treat other opioid addictions. The user is trading one addiction for another. The is called harm reduction. The problem with this is “critics say the harm-reduction approach can amount to simply helping drug addicts get drugs.” (Katel) When using opioids such as methadone or buprenorphine to treat an addiction, many become addicted to this opioid and use illicitly. “There also has been a dramatic increase in deaths from methadone — in the wafer form prescribed as a pain medication, not the liquid form used as maintenance for former heroin addicts, says Hazelden's Seppala. “The pill is a…