| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Substitution/Harm Reduction in der Ukraine
Ukraine. Mass Deaths in Crimea as Russia Bans Methadone
Ukraine. Mass Deaths in Crimea as Russia Bans Methadone
Soon one year will have passed since Russia’s annexation of Crimea. I remember it well: March 16, 2014. What happened next caused a lot of distress for everyone in Crimea. Life was upended, from the invalidation of our passports to the loss of land rights to the introduction of a new currency. But for people who use drugs, the annexation and its aftermath unfolded like a nightmare. Under Russian rule, the life-saving treatments of methadone and buprenorphine were abruptly taken away. (OSF, 17.02.2015)
https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/mass-deaths-crimea-russia-bans-methadone