Congratulations! Researchers from Providence and the University of British Columbia have led two heroin studies in Vancouver, finding that for the small subsection of severe heroin addicts who do not respond to repeated attempts at conventional treatments such as methadone, prescription heroin is an effective second-line treatment. Those who received prescription heroin in a supervised medical setting improved in health, reduced criminal activity, maintained ongoing involvement with the health-care system and fared better overall than those who remained on methadone, the researchers said. As participants cycled out of the latest study, doctors applied to Health Canada to continue prescribing heroin to select addicts outside the trial setting. In September, Health Canada approved 21 of those applications – but federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose viewed her department’s decision as a mistake and swiftly introduced new regulations to make prescribing the drug illegal. Critics viewed the move as being rooted solely in political ideology. theglobeandmail/news/british-columbia/heroin-prescriptions-for-addicts-okayed-in-court-ordered-injunction/article18913042/
Posted on: Fri, 30 May 2014 19:52:27 +0000
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