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Newsbrief:
Britain
Tests
Heroin
Dispensers
6/21/02
The United Kingdom's government
is backing trials of heroin dispensers that would carefully measure doses
in an attempt to reduce heroin-related deaths and reduce crime. The
government also hopes the new technology will reduce needle-sharing and
curb the spread of AIDS and hepatitis.
The dispenser is a programmable
inhaler for methadone or heroin that an addict can self-dispense.
The inhalers will be tamper-proof and the dosage set in advance.
Dr. Philip Robson, medical director for GW pharmaceuticals, the company
that will manufacture the dispensers says, that government figures show
that every pound spent on treatment of heroin addicts saves £3 in
afflicted areas.
There has also been debate
in the Parliament regarding legalization of heroin to solve the nation's
drug problems, and BBC has reported that the Parliament is likely to allow
doctors more leeway on prescribing heroin to addicts through the National
Health Service. According to Lesley King-Lewis, chief executive of
Action on Addiction, treatment of heroin addiction reduces criminal behavior
by up to 80% and also discourages intravenous administration and overdoses.
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Issue #242, 6/21/02
Editorial: Perspectives from Europe | Indiana Man Challenges Constitutionality of Analogue Laws | DRCNet Interview: Steven Silverman, Flex Your Rights | New DRCNet/StopTheDrugWar.org Merchandise Out -- Discounted Purchase Available | Newsbrief: Court Okays Police Pressure for Searches on Mass Transit | Human Rights Watch Report Says 124,000 Children Have Lost Parents to New York's Rockefeller Drug Laws | Newsbrief: Baltimore Anti-Drug Campaign Grant Shot Down | Newsbrief: Unitarians to Consider "Statement of Conscience" on Drug Policy Next Week | Newsbrief: New Zealand Greens Want to Talk About Legalization | Newsbrief: Britain Tests Heroin Dispensers | Newsbrief: Industrial Hemp to be on Ballot in South Dakota | Newsbrief: Nevada Voters to Weigh Benefits of Decriminalization | Newsbrief: Congress Questions Colombia's Drug War Performance | Newsbrief: Actor Larry Hagman of JR Fame Speaks Out Against Prohibition in Autobiography | The Reformer's Calendar
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