Canada to Legalize Pharmaceutical-Grade Heroin – As Science Proves Ending the Drug War Works

[Judi Lynn]

Canada to Legalize Pharmaceutical-Grade Heroin – As Science Proves Ending the Drug War Works

Published: May 17, 2016
Source: Claire Bernish

Canada took direct aim at the war on drugs Friday, announcing it will propose allowing doctors to prescribe pharmaceutical-grade heroin under its Special Access Program (SAP).

“A significant body of scientific evidence supports the medical use of diacetylmorphine, also known as pharmaceutical-grade heroin, for the treatment of chronic relapsing opioid dependence. Diacetylmorphine is permitted in a number of other jurisdictions, such as Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Switzerland, to support a small percentage of patients who have not responded to other treatment options, such as methadone and buprenorphine,” the Government of Canada website states.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party have made moves against the drug war, including indications during his campaign that cannabis may be legalized. As Canada’s Liberal Party website states:

“Canada’s current system of marijuana prohibition does not work. It does not prevent young people from using marijuana and too many Canadians end up with criminal records for possessing small amounts of the drug.

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[MADem]

1. In Shah's Iran, heroin addicts had 'red cards' and went to the pharmacy for their drugs.

Khomeini got rid of all that and the addicts went underground. Drugs have gotten worse, not better, since then.