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Aus - Nile wants funding for heroin 'cure'
THE NSW government should fund a trial of surgically-implanted naltrexone capsules to cure heroin addiction, says the Reverend Fred Nile, the leader of the Christian Democrats.
He has called on the Premier, Barry O'Farrell, to fund the experimental treatment which was a cornerstone of practices at a Sydney clinic slammed by the Coroner last month.
Convening a public forum on naltrexone at Parliament House yesterday, Reverend Nile showcased presentations from a West Australian doctor, George O'Neil, who manufactures naltrexone implants and runs a large treatment program in Western Australia using the chemical. Dr O'Neil has received millions of dollars from the West Australian government to support his program.
He and Reverend Nile met Mr O'Farrell after the forum yesterday.
Reverend Nile said he wanted the O'Farrell government to fund a trial naltrexone implant program based on Dr O'Neil's.
He also wanted a parliamentary inquiry into all drug rehabilitation programs in NSW, and an examination of the feasibility of forced or ''coercive'' rehabilitation for addicts.
On Tuesday, the Herald revealed that naltrexone implants were extensively used at a Sydney addiction clinic, Psych n Soul, in Ultimo, which was the subject of adverse findings by the Coroner late last month, and adverse evidence in medical, nursing and psychology tribunals over the past three years.
The Coroner examined the deaths of three patients who had attended the clinic for rapid detoxification performed in conjunction with the use of naltrexone implants, which have to be surgically inserted.
It was found that the clinic, run by the psychologist Dr Ross Colquhoun, appeared to ''have been run on a minimal expense basis, with patient care and staff skills very low in priority''.
Dr Colquhoun attended the seminar yesterday, handing out materials for an organisation called Drug Free Australia, of which he is a committee member.
Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist which blocks the effects of opiates such as heroin, methadone and morphine.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nile-wants-funding-for-heroin-cure-20121018-27txn.html
THE NSW government should fund a trial of surgically-implanted naltrexone capsules to cure heroin addiction, says the Reverend Fred Nile, the leader of the Christian Democrats.
He has called on the Premier, Barry O'Farrell, to fund the experimental treatment which was a cornerstone of practices at a Sydney clinic slammed by the Coroner last month.
Convening a public forum on naltrexone at Parliament House yesterday, Reverend Nile showcased presentations from a West Australian doctor, George O'Neil, who manufactures naltrexone implants and runs a large treatment program in Western Australia using the chemical. Dr O'Neil has received millions of dollars from the West Australian government to support his program.
He and Reverend Nile met Mr O'Farrell after the forum yesterday.
Reverend Nile said he wanted the O'Farrell government to fund a trial naltrexone implant program based on Dr O'Neil's.
He also wanted a parliamentary inquiry into all drug rehabilitation programs in NSW, and an examination of the feasibility of forced or ''coercive'' rehabilitation for addicts.
On Tuesday, the Herald revealed that naltrexone implants were extensively used at a Sydney addiction clinic, Psych n Soul, in Ultimo, which was the subject of adverse findings by the Coroner late last month, and adverse evidence in medical, nursing and psychology tribunals over the past three years.
The Coroner examined the deaths of three patients who had attended the clinic for rapid detoxification performed in conjunction with the use of naltrexone implants, which have to be surgically inserted.
It was found that the clinic, run by the psychologist Dr Ross Colquhoun, appeared to ''have been run on a minimal expense basis, with patient care and staff skills very low in priority''.
Dr Colquhoun attended the seminar yesterday, handing out materials for an organisation called Drug Free Australia, of which he is a committee member.
Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist which blocks the effects of opiates such as heroin, methadone and morphine.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nile-wants-funding-for-heroin-cure-20121018-27txn.html
