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Newsbrief:
German
Heroin
Deaths
Decline
After
Safe
Injection
Sites
Introduced
5/10/02
The German Health Ministry
reported on Tuesday that heroin overdose deaths in that country declined
by 9.6% last year, the first decline in four years. According to
the ministry, 1,835 people died of heroin overdoses in Germany last year.
The ministry attributed the decrease to the introduction of government-operated
safe injection sites where addicts can inject drugs in a supervised setting,
as well as receive counseling and harm reduction information. About
20 safe injection sites run by state governments are in operation around
the country.
Meanwhile, an experimental
program to provide addicts with heroin under medical supervision is in
its second month. Under that program, addicts in seven cities are
undergoing what the Germans call "heroin-supported therapy."
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Issue #236, 5/10/02
Editorial: Unsafe Streets | Leading Education, Civil Rights, and Drug Policy Organizations Urge Congress to Repeal HEA Drug Provision in Full | Congressional Drug and Terrorism Expert Says Legalization Could Cut Crime | Needle Exchange Not Playing Well in Peoria | Philadelphia Trying to Quash Open-Air Drug Markets With Massive Police Presence | In Hartford, Neighborhood Drug Fighters and Drug Reformers Inhabit Parallel Universes | Million Marijuana March Hits 200 Cities Worldwide, Major Arrests Only in NYC | Patient's Hunger Strike for Medical Cannabis Enters Fourth Week | Newsbrief: FDA Okays Marijuana Hair Test, Would Detect Up to Three Months | Newsbrief: German Heroin Deaths Decline After Safe Injection Sites Introduced | Newsbrief: South Dakota Hemp Petition Signatures Submitted, Seeds Planted | Newsbrief: Philippine Official Asks End to Vigilante Killings of Drug Dealers, Users | Newsbrief: Canadian Senate Panel Hints at Marijuana Legalization | NPR and Reuters on HEA and SSDP | The Reformer's Calendar
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