Prescription of heroin
Heroin prescription should be available wherever appropriate, as part of the regular armoury of treatment options.
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Drugs Policy in the UK »Drugs Policy in the UK
What drugs policy measures are open to the UK? »What drugs policy measures are open to the UK?
Emphasize health and social dimensions »Emphasize health and social dimensions
Make drug treatment more intelligent »Make drug treatment more intelligent
Make wider range of treatment available »Make wider range of treatment available
Prescription of heroin
Prescription would reduce drug harms »Prescription would reduce drug harms
Methadone not effective for all addicts »Methadone not effective for all addicts
Prescribing heroin would reduce crime »Prescribing heroin would reduce crime
Methadone programme offers better value »Methadone programme offers better value
Extra pressure on GPs »Extra pressure on GPs
Identifying absolute vs relative need »Identifying absolute vs relative need
Prescription system time consuming »Prescription system time consuming
Prescription system would be expensive »Prescription system would be expensive
Prescriptions lets users to remain users »Prescriptions lets users to remain users
Prescribed heroin enters black market »Prescribed heroin enters black market
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