Norwegen. Heroin-assisted treatment improves patients' health along with their quality of life
Norwegen. Heroin-assisted treatment improves patients' health along with their quality of life
At two clinics in Oslo and Bergen, a small group of patients have been given a new treatment option for opioid addiction. Twice daily, they receive pharmaceutical heroin as medication, administered under close supervision and monitoring by health personnel.
"With heroin-assisted treatment, patients receive medical heroin within a structured, interdisciplinary setting," says Desiree Eide, researcher at the Norwegian Center for Addiction Research (SERAF) at the University of Oslo.
The treatment was offered to people with severe heroin addiction who had previously undergone addiction treatment without sufficient effect. The standard treatment is opioid agonist treatment (OAT), called "LAR" in Norway, in which drugs such as methadone or buprenorphine are administered as a substitute for heroin. (MedicalXpress, 07.07.2026)
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