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A number of countries – including Switzerland, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia and Canada – prescribe heroin for use under medical supervision, as part of successful programmes to treat long-term users of illicit opioids. Rec…

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Glasgow. ONLY 20 veteran addicts are expected to be prescribed pharmaceutical grade heroin in the early stages of the UK’s first safe “fix” room, health planners have said. (heraldscotland.com, 02.11.2016) http://www.heraldscotland…

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