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