Danish parliament approves heroin prescription scheme

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COPENHAGEN (AFP) — The Danish parliament approved Monday a pilot medical scheme to prescribe heroin to some of the worst addicts in the Scandinavian country, the health ministry announced.

The programme will see 70 million Danish kroner (9.4 million euros, 14 million dollars) spent on treating about 500 of the worst affected and most marginalised addicts in the country in 2008 and 2009.

Heroin is to be prescribed in combination with methadone, an anti-addiction treatment for heroin, with the aim to rehabilitate and reduce the criminal activity of addicts, the ministry said.

The Danish initiative is inspired by a similar programme in Switzerland.
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Danish parliament approves heroin prescription scheme
February 25, 2008

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wait wait wait ... methadone and heroin together ... what would be the point wouldnt they just cancel each other out or even possibly result in an OD?
 
fruitfly said:
COPENHAGEN (AFP) — The Danish parliament approved Monday a pilot medical scheme to prescribe heroin to some of the worst addicts in the Scandinavian country, the health ministry announced.

The programme will see 70 million Danish kroner (9.4 million euros, 14 million dollars) spent on treating about 500 of the worst affected and most marginalised addicts in the country in 2008 and 2009.

Heroin is to be prescribed in combination with methadone, an anti-addiction treatment for heroin, with the aim to rehabilitate and reduce the criminal activity of addicts, the ministry said.

The Danish initiative is inspired by a similar programme in Switzerland.
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Danish parliament approves heroin prescription scheme
February 25, 2008

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I wonder how they find the worst addicts in the country?
 
it's really odd they're doing it in conjunction with methadone. AFAIK all the other pilot programs, like the one in Hamburg, Germany, were heroin only. It seems pretty pointless... I mean methadone is basically a legal replacement for heroin, so if heroin is legally given, what's the point?
 
Why are the heroin prices so high. Seems like 14 million in legal heroin would be a fucking ton.
 
Heroin and methadone together seems like overkill. Heroin alone would be enough i think but then again methadone holds you over alot longer then heroin so maybe thats the plan. The addicts won't be getting sick as quick if they are on methadone as well but isn't it hard to get through the methadone blockade so you can get high off the heroin? Ive heard of people shooting smack while on the methadone program so i don't know really.

It's definitely a step in the right direction for sure but i don't know how you would define the worst addicts. Some of the people with the biggest opiate tolerances no doubt hold down steady jobs and don't have to commit any crimes (except the crime of using drugs of course 8) ) so they wouldnt run into law enforcement or the court systems.
 
This is a step in the right direction for the government which seems to be getting more and more conservative.

drugs are a huge problem in Copenhagen which they've pretty much just ignored and let fester for the past 20 years handing out methadone to any idiot with a social security number...

This will no doubt be going to many of the hardcore drug addicts living at some of

it's really odd they're doing it in conjunction with methadone.
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Many of these addicts have been on a high dose of methadone for many years.

I knew i guy who was getting 10x20mg methadone every morning for 10 years...

I noticed it said prescription? if so this shits gonna hit the streets soon.
 
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Great news. I can only hope that more countries will be watching carefully... In the UK, it was announced today that any addicts who refuse treatment will have their benefits stopped - what a wondeful way of doubling burglaries and theft overnight! Best of all, it doesn't matter if you complete the programme, or if it works, just so long as your name goes on the list to make the government look tough on drugs... 8) . Thankfully not all governments are quite so stupid.
 
I DEFINITELY see the point in prescribing both. For those who know, heroin lasts a period of time significantly less then methadone in the body, resulting in more injections, yet methadone has no rush, so it doesn't satisfy psychological cravings.

therefore, if they give the addicts both, the addict can tailor his medication to how he wishes. Say, a shot of heroin in the moring, a dose of methadone at night, or vise versa. No more crime, no more frustration with methadone clinics. If he od's, and least he isn't draining society by stealing, causing trouble, etc etc. it's the best course of action for society honestly. it will remove the desperation to try to find a way to get high. they are going to do it anyway.
 
I dont know how this will work out. What about the problem of the addict weighing his own doses and banging them, there will be a serious risk of overdose. Now you may say the risk was already there, but now when the user dies mom and dad are going to be blaming the government for allowing this to happen. I just dont see how it is going to be a success. And yes this heroin will trickle down to the streets one way or another.
 
Weather or not it gets to the street it will be interesting to see the results in 09. Might as well give it a try, if it proves to have no positive effects end the program. Also Beenhead you have a valid point I wonder if the patients have to sign any waivers in the case of an accidental overdose.
 
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I dont know how this will work out. What about the problem of the addict weighing his own doses and banging them, there will be a serious risk of overdose. Now you may say the risk was already there, but now when the user dies mom and dad are going to be blaming the government for allowing this to happen. I just dont see how it is going to be a success. And yes this heroin will trickle down to the streets one way or another.
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people complain about everything



people will always complain no matter what
 
hey fuckhed14,methadone definitely!!! gives u a rush when injected,i also
think they worded it akward,it will be like in germany,they get a bunch of lucky
smackies who LOOK fucked up enough to be shown on t.v.Remember this is primarily to show the public that new ways are being tried,the old ones obviously dont work,in germany only methadone in juice+benzos get you kicked out,gram of good is 100euros!!!!PLUS to get in the program ,gotta be like winning the lottery,then the candidates have to pull #and get randomly put in either smacksubstitution or methadonesub.to have a comparegroup.i REALLY hope the danish have more sense and try a different approach.here
the lucky 30(out of a population of about 2000 junkies in any big german city)
have to shoot in front of nurse,never hometake,only methadonejuice(1%).but
they can come up to 5 times a day,whenever they feel they need a shot.the
large rest,often more in need,gets left out to die or bow to the real tough
methadoneprogramrules(even no spliff!!).and getting into these programs is
nearly impossible,at least in southern germany.hitler is alive and well here!we
need international pressure because this is secret genocide.
 
hey fuckhed14,methadone definitely!!! gives u a rush when injected
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No methadone does not give any rush when injected.

even if methadone does get you high, it will not produce any rush whatsoever!

I'm sure anyone who has ever injected methadone will testament to this.
 
bro, i banged much methadone on and off habit. it fucks with your head because there is no rush, just a high a few minutes later. unless you want to bang cyclizine or benadryl along with your dose. no thanks. arbiet macht frei, no?
 
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