UK. Drug workers warn heroin treatment shortage will cost lives An "unprecedented shortage" of a substitute for illegal heroin in England is putting hundreds of lives at risk, say drug workers. (BBC, UK, 11.06.2022) https://www.bbc.com/news/health…

Schweiz. Heroin made in Switzerland.  Reines Heroin aus der Schweiz. Das gibt es ganz legal. Schon seit fast 30 Jahren. Der Produktionsort ist höchst geheim. Der Hersteller will anonym bleiben. Input Redaktor Samuel Emch hat den Schweizer Hero…

Switzerland's Dependence on a Diamorphine Monopoly.  Schmitt-Koopmann C, Baud CA, Junod V, Simon O.  Front Psychiatry. 2022 May 9;13:882299. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.882299. PMID: 35615450; PMCID: PMC9125182. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov…

UK. Pushed to the Brink Three years ago, nine people in the South West of England were going about their daily lives, just as anyone else might, juggling jobs and family life with all the everyday ups and downs.  Each of them was in regular r…

Sexual Dysfunctions in Patients Receiving Opioid Agonist Treatment and Heroin-Assisted Treatment Compared to Patients in Private Practice-Identifying Group Differences and Predictors.  Meyer M, Brunner P, Geissmann L, Gürtler M, Schwager F, Wa…

Diamorphingestützte Behandlung in Deutschland Gemeinsame Website der Ambulanzen und Praxen in Deutschland, die Diamorphin zur Opioidsubstitution anbieten. (Stand April 2022) http://www.diamorphin-behandlung.de/