Hubbs Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Destino posted this in the alcohol/cannabis thread, but I thought it was interesting enough to deserve its own (and nothing showed up in a search). LONDON, England (CNN) -- If treating heroin addicts by giving them heroin seems counterintuitive, having the government fund that addiction to the tune of more than $22,000 per patient per year comes across as downright radical.A newly released British study, however, found that daily heroin injections given to hard-to-treat addicts as part of a comprehensive program succeeded in treating those addicts and reducing crime. The use of street heroin was reduced by three quarters and the crimes committed trying to get drugs were cut by two-thirds, the study found. Taking heroin off the streets seems to be making a difference. Researchers injected heroin in a safe, stable environment at medically supervised clinics. They crucially paired that with intensive counseling and addiction treatment. The researchers reported that benefits were evident just six weeks into treatment among users who had failed at other kinds of treatment. The treatment is relatively expensive, about $22,000 per patient, per year. But in Britain many are coming to terms with the fact that keeping a person in prison can cost three times that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 We now have a heroin thread, wine thread and a pot thread on page one and we wonder why the annoying things people say thread is so long. Funny too, people around here have been putting Meth into their Coke, so cheap Coke seems better than what is the better stuff and people have no idea why they like it better or want to do it more. It's sad to watch a coke head turn slowly into the lowest of the low, tweaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 This is going to make life more difficult for stimulus opponents looking for analogies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 This is going to make life more difficult for stimulus opponents looking for analogies. Wouldn't coke make more sense anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I could go for some heroin right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I could go for some heroin right now. How much you want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I always thought that treating just about any addiction, problem or issue with MDMA would work best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boofMcboof Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I always thought that treating just about any addiction, problem or issue with MDMA would work best. I've actually heard of successful treatments of cocaine addiction with MDMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljs Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 its not new, methadone that is used to treat Heroin patients is form of opiate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I've actually heard of successful treatments of cocaine addiction with MDMA. Not sure if this is true, but I heard that MDMA was actually created to treat addictions and OCD's. No idea if it's true, but it does somewhat match your statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I have a friend who has been addicted to heroin for about a decade now. He's a functioning addict. He would love nothing more than to quit but it is one of THE hardest drugs to quit. Methadone helps sometimes. I feel bad for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I have a friend who has been addicted to heroin for about a decade now.He's a functioning addict. He would love nothing more than to quit but it is one of THE hardest drugs to quit. Methadone helps sometimes. I feel bad for him. One of the owners of the bar I work at just quit after, well, I don't know, but he is clean now for 4 years and he is 76. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Not sure if this is true, but I heard that MDMA was actually created to treat addictions and OCD's. No idea if it's true, but it does somewhat match your statement. I watched people do MDMA last saturday night and even when I was yelling at them to stop having sex in my basement on inner tubes, they still loved me. I hate that drug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I watched people do MDMA last saturday night and even when I was yelling at them to stop having sex in my basement on inner tubes, they still loved me. I hate that drug. You have more interesting parties than I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 You have more interesting parties than I do. I do. But consider person responsable kicked out for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 I watched people do MDMA last saturday night and even when I was yelling at them to stop having sex in my basement on inner tubes, they still loved me. I hate that drug. The inner tubes really make this story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Yep, common practice to treat brown addicts with methadone. Just one trade off for another imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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