Drug Methadone: The Government Is Undermining a Successful Treatment System – the Economist

Drug Methadone: The government is undermining a successful treatment system – The Economist


The Economist

The government is undermining a successful treatment system
The Economist
In 1993, when “Trainspotting” was published, methadone treatment was new and heroin was a scourge. Terrified by the spread of HIV and AIDS among drug-injectors, the then Conservative government authorised the prescription of methadone—a synthetic

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Drug Methadone: Commissioner’s view: Take action on methadone, other drugs – Budgeteer

Commissioner's view: Take action on methadone, other drugs
Budgeteer
Ironically, the problem extends to a drug used to treat heroin and other addictions: methadone. Reports of methadone being used illegally and causing the same problems as the drugs it is intended to combat have risen dramatically, in some cases leading

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Drug Methadone: Number of addicts caught with methadone in Scotland’s courts reaches 3500 – Scottish Daily Record

Number of addicts caught with methadone in Scotland's courts reaches 3500
Scottish Daily Record
Scottish Tory Chief Whip John Lamont said: “Courts are supposed to be secure environments where justice is served – not glorified drug dens.” Methadone, a heroin substitute, is dispensed by chemists and addicts are usually supposed to take a daily dose

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