Heroin Users: Not From Another Planet – Huffington Post

Heroin Users: Not From Another Planet – Huffington Post

Heroin Users: Not From Another Planet
Huffington Post
I work at Evergreen Treatment Services, a methadone clinic in Seattle. As a physician assistant (PA) for 14 years, I've encountered many both inside and outside the medical communities who don't know what that means and who also think that people who …

Methadone Heroin – Google News

Effectiveness of methadone treatment for heroin addiction – British Journal of Psychiatry

Effectiveness of methadone treatment for heroin addiction
British Journal of Psychiatry
All of the participants had been receiving 'conventional' methadone treatment for more than 6 months and continued 'to inject “street” heroin regularly'. On average, they had had over four prior treatment episodes. Accordingly, it is reasonable to

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Federal heroin prohibitions violate BC patients’ Charter rights, lawyer argues – The Globe and Mail

Federal heroin prohibitions violate BC patients' Charter rights, lawyer argues
The Globe and Mail
The researchers say that for the small subsection of severe heroin addicts who don't respond to conventional treatments such as methadone, receiving pharmaceutical-grade heroin in a supervised, medical setting can lead to a number of benefits.
BC addicts in court fighting federal ban on prescription heroinLethbridge Herald

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North Korea’s new drug addiction – GlobalPost

North Korea's new drug addiction
GlobalPost
“Amidone was the trade-name for Methadone before the German manufacturers dropped the patents after the Second World War,” said Justice Tettey, chief of the science section at the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime. “Other slang terms include

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Prescription heroin case going to Supreme Court – The Globe and Mail

Prescription heroin case going to Supreme Court
The Globe and Mail
… who received prescription heroin in a supervised, medical setting experienced more physical and mental-health improvements. The addicts also were more likely to stay in treatment and reduce illegal drug use and criminal activity than those on

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