“People are always against harm reduction programs at first. But once they see the results, their views change.” – Frederick Bernard, Liege Chief Commissioner of Police
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Inside Switzerland's Addiction Treatment Experiment
One Swiss organization is finding success with a treatment model centered around medical-grade heroin. With some treatment models still offering fairly dismal success rates, specialists are broadening the parameters of what successful treatment looks like. In Switzerland, an injection center attached to the Geneva University Hospitals is conducting an experimental heroin-prescription program (PEPS). Patients addicted… Continue reading Inside Switzerland's Addiction Treatment Experiment