UK. Heroin Assisted Treatment: James' story (Audio) Middlesbrough's Heroin Assisted Treatment clinic is set to close. Adam Clarkson meets a former patient to hear about the life-changing effect of treatment. (BBC, UK, 30.09.2022, Audio, 08:00) htt…

Intrathecal diamorphine for perioperative analgesia during colorectal surgery: a cross-sectional survey of current UK practice.  Alderman J, Sharma A, Patel J, Gao-Smith F, Morgese C.  BMJ Open. 2022 Aug 18;12(8):e057407. doi: 10.1136/bm…

Diamorphine-Assisted Treatment (module) Diamorphine-assisted treatment is the prescription and provision of hygienic, medical-grade diamorphine to patients in a clinical set-up – patients attend a clinic and are dosed by a clinician once or twice a…

Nasal administration of diacetylmorphine improved the adherence in a patient receiving heroin-assisted treatment.  Meyer M, Westenberg JN, Strasser J, Dürsteler KM, Lang UE, Krausz M, Vogel M.  Harm Reduct J. 2022 Jun 7;19(1):63. doi: 10…

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…