http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-02-04/vancouver-combats-heroin-giving-its-addicts-best-smack-world
“For people who are in that position, where methadone doesn’t work for them, and have tried various times to kick the heroin habit and failed, it’s been determined by a set of medical practitioners to practice what they call ‘harm reduction,'”
“The harm-reduction program of giving heroin addict heroin has its origins in Europe with countries like Switzerland, Germany, Britain and the Netherlands all administering their own version of the program in Vancouver, according to a detailed report in Time back in 2009. And just like Vancouver, the program is only for those with the very worst addictions.”
“Although it’s unclear what Vancouver’s brave new venture will accomplish, it’s safe to assume that the city is inclined to take a crack at different methods to help its most susceptible population.”
“Following a successful clinical trial on 26 participants, doctors at the Providence Crosstown Clinic will be allowed to administer the drug to a group of 120 (“severely addicted people,”)”
http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1926160,00.html
“It’s a less than perfect treatment, but for entrenched addicts, it gives them the first steps toward getting their life together,” says John Strang, a researcher with the National Addiction Centre and King’s Health Partners in London”
http://sciencenordic.com/heroin-clinics-improve-addicts-lives
“Danish heroin addicts experience significant improvements in their lives. They no longer need to stress over finding the next fix and they commit fewer crimes.”
“Some of the users have better contact with their families. Some have started to do sports as part of the treatment offer, and others have found the energy to take care of their own physical illnesses,”
https://www.drugs.com/illicit/heroin.html
“Heroin (diacetylmorphine) is derived from the morphine alkaloid found in opium and is roughly 2-3 times more potent. A highly addictive drug, heroin exhibits euphoric (“rush”), anxiolytic and analgesic central nervous system properties”
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