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Heroin prescription to misusers
Prejudice based medicine?
BMJ 2008; 336 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39465.509884.3A (Published 24 January 2008) Cite this as: BMJ 2008;336:173
- Roger Weeks, GP
- 1London SW14 7DF
- roger{at}safescript.org
Treating heroin addition is about changing the addict’s behaviour.1 2 This is not a moral issue. We are not trying to save their souls or turn them away from depravity. The point of treating our vulnerable heroin addicts is five-fold:
To help them come off street heroin
To reduce harm …
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