Researchers in Canada think that the injection contained the active ingredient in heroin to heroin addicts will do better in handling and keep them away from illegal drugs. But researchers claim that these measures will bring the risk of overdose. Therefore, giving injections should always be done under medical control.
During this time, the drug addicts were given methadone to treat addiction to heroin, but it turns out the drug less effective and only managed about 15-25 percent.
Because the drug is less successful, researchers from the University of British Columbia was trying to provide therapy with the active ingredient of heroin, diacetylmorphine, and the results were quite effective.
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes and colleagues conducted a study of 226 addicts in Montreal and Vancouver. Based on the results of that study, only 54 percent of those who get the methadone that lasts a year in therapy was the dismissal of opium.
Meanwhile, 88 percent of those who have managed not to re-diacetylmorphine on illicit drugs by 67 percent, higher than those receiving methadone, which is only 48 percent.
Act of giving heroin to deal with heroin addicts is indeed quite controversial. However, because the effect is better and will not produce side effects if the gift of control, then the controversy can be ended.
"When an addict chooses to stop using heroin, not a criminal act and try to heal myself in clinics and doctors, people will stop arguing about the heroin therapy," said Dr. Martin Schechter involved in the study.
For heroin addiction treatment will cost at least U.S. $ 10,000 per year. These amounts are not comparable and even fewer than those who are addicted heroin, which average U.S. $ 50,000.
"The addicts spend very expensive to get the heroin, not to mention including the cost of the hospital when they felt the illusion, the cost of doctors, police, prisons and so on," Martin said as quoted by Reuters on Thursday (08/20/2009).
The active ingredient of heroin itself is already prescribed in Switzerland and other European countries and proved to also show good results. As many as one million heroin addicts currently available in North America. The existence of this study is expected to reduce the number of addicts.
During this time, the drug addicts were given methadone to treat addiction to heroin, but it turns out the drug less effective and only managed about 15-25 percent.
Because the drug is less successful, researchers from the University of British Columbia was trying to provide therapy with the active ingredient of heroin, diacetylmorphine, and the results were quite effective.
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes and colleagues conducted a study of 226 addicts in Montreal and Vancouver. Based on the results of that study, only 54 percent of those who get the methadone that lasts a year in therapy was the dismissal of opium.
Meanwhile, 88 percent of those who have managed not to re-diacetylmorphine on illicit drugs by 67 percent, higher than those receiving methadone, which is only 48 percent.
Act of giving heroin to deal with heroin addicts is indeed quite controversial. However, because the effect is better and will not produce side effects if the gift of control, then the controversy can be ended.
"When an addict chooses to stop using heroin, not a criminal act and try to heal myself in clinics and doctors, people will stop arguing about the heroin therapy," said Dr. Martin Schechter involved in the study.
For heroin addiction treatment will cost at least U.S. $ 10,000 per year. These amounts are not comparable and even fewer than those who are addicted heroin, which average U.S. $ 50,000.
"The addicts spend very expensive to get the heroin, not to mention including the cost of the hospital when they felt the illusion, the cost of doctors, police, prisons and so on," Martin said as quoted by Reuters on Thursday (08/20/2009).
The active ingredient of heroin itself is already prescribed in Switzerland and other European countries and proved to also show good results. As many as one million heroin addicts currently available in North America. The existence of this study is expected to reduce the number of addicts.
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