We long ago lost the war on drugs. It’s time to make a tried-and-true change to methadone access for people who use opioids. I met a man I’ll call Mr. R on my hospital rounds. He had been hospitalized after being found unconscious at home. Decades of cigarette use meant he was on oxygen to prevent suffocation. Mr. R also had pain, emotional and physical, as a result of time he spent in the Army. Every day, Mr. R injected heroin to manage his pain. He told me, “I have PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). My drug abuse covers that pain so I can function normally.” Mr. R preferred heroin, but l…