A leftover Soviet distrust of outsiders colors many opinions, and there’s an oft-repeated claim that the culture is different: an intervention that works in the West might fail in the East. There is also a suspicion that dirty capitalist pigs want to profit from the sale of opiate substitutes, regardless of whether they work.
但东欧的情况其实更为复杂。那种不信任外界的前苏联遗风导致官员们对许多观点都存有偏见，此外他们还不断强调文化间的差异：在西方行得通的做法未必在东方奏效。还有人怀疑“肮脏的资本主义走狗”一心利用鸦片替代物来牟利，根本不管这些东西是否有用。