Heroin Maintenance again...

[Duckfeet]

Other European countries often cite the Swiss Heroin Maintenance program as evidence for implementation elsewhere...the U.S., as usual, says nothing...some good links, for those interested...


http://onlineathens.com/stories/052709/let_444070394.shtml

[Hades]

"Time to fundamentally rethink our strategy"


not in this lifetime, unfortunately. :(


thx for sharing duck..:)

[Duckfeet]

Yeah: I think it's hopeless, but I gotta stay hopeful...if that makes any sense...


"Time to fundamentally rethink our strategy"


not in this lifetime, unfortunately. :(


thx for sharing duck..:)

[Deadfiend]

http://www.naomistudy.ca/images/space.gif http://www.naomistudy.ca/images/head_enrolment.gif
The NAOMI clinical trial enrolled volunteers at its site in Vancouver, British Columbia and Montreal, Quebec.
Vancouver Enrolment
The NAOMI study tests whether heroin-assisted therapy or methadone therapy is better for improving the health and quality of life of long-time opiate users.
Enrolment was completed in April 2007.
Enrolment criteria for the Vancouver study was:


Have been addicted to heroin, dilaudid or another opiate for five years;
Have been injecting opiates, primarily heroin, for the past year;
Have tried methadone programs more than once, or methadone and another treatment program;
Are 25 or older;
Are a resident of the Downtown Vancouver community and have been for an extended period of time.

Not that hard other then "Are a resident of the Downtown Vancouver community and have been for an extended period of time.":(

[nick]

http://www.naomistudy.ca/images/space.gif http://www.naomistudy.ca/images/head_enrolment.gif
The NAOMI clinical trial enrolled volunteers at its site in Vancouver, British Columbia and Montreal, Quebec.
Vancouver Enrolment
The NAOMI study tests whether heroin-assisted therapy or methadone therapy is better for improving the health and quality of life of long-time opiate users.
Enrolment was completed in April 2007.
Enrolment criteria for the Vancouver study was:


Have been addicted to heroin, dilaudid or another opiate for five years;
Have been injecting opiates, primarily heroin, for the past year;
Have tried methadone programs more than once, or methadone and another treatment program;
Are 25 or older;
Are a resident of the Downtown Vancouver community and have been for an extended period of time.

Not that hard other then "Are a resident of the Downtown Vancouver community and have been for an extended period of time.":(

Very similar to the new German programme.Which is open to German citizens that are over 23,been injecting for at least 5 years and failed in at least 2 programmes.

The residency qualification is obviously to stop "drug tourism."Some programmes are laxer than others.I know of people on the English programme who aren't English.