Supervised program seen as best option for hard core
(NEWSER) - For many heroin users, the best solution to their addiction is more heroin, according to British researchers. Long-term heroin users who continued to use street heroin despite being on methadone programs were able to cut down and in some cases end their heroin use when given medical-grade heroin as part of a supervised program, a recent study found. Test subjects—who had been using the drug for an average of 17 years—began taking steps towards finding employment and taking responsibility for their lives, according to the lead researcher. More»
