Beggars, homeless, street drinkers & drug users in Sheffield!

[lottiecass]

On 24/01/2020 at 14:50, Robin-H said:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/10/norway-trials-free-heroin-prescriptions-for-most-serious-addicts

 

Norway is going to trial doing exactly that, as apparently is Middlesborough.. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/09/revealed-british-town-give-worst-drug-addicts-two-daily-doses/

 

There is scientific evidence it works.. https://www.healio.com/primary-care/addiction/news/online/{74628f44-d951-4681-b93b-095e6859a7fb}/heroin-assisted-treatment-successful-in-foreign-countries-should-be-considered-in-us

 

"Patients in foreign countries who could not stop using medical-grade heroin with conventional traditional treatment methods were successfully treated when they were provided heroin in a supervised setting, a report recently released by the RAND Corporation found." 

Ok robin, a good idea but the big but is your bold print. 

[Halibut]

19 minutes ago, lottiecass said:

Ok robin, a good idea but the big but is your bold print. 

Why do you see that as a problem?

[catmiss]

This idea was around in the 90s. Designated clinics where heroin would be provided under medical supervision alongside counselling, housing and health care services. Rejected by the public and politicians as condoning and therefore escalating heroin use.  I think not only has usage increased but also the associated social and criminal effects 

[Halibut]

5 hours ago, catmiss said:

This idea was around in the 90s. Designated clinics where heroin would be provided under medical supervision alongside counselling, housing and health care services. Rejected by the public and politicians as condoning and therefore escalating heroin use.  I think not only has usage increased but also the associated social and criminal effects 

Where? When? Without such information, you're merely speculating.

[kidley]

There is certainly more deaths from overdosing than there ever was, deaths from o.d is at record levels.

whether there is more people using drugs or not is irrelevant when there is more people overdosing themselves to death. 

[nikki-red]

This is a really interesting article. Lots of statistics and info about heroin-assisted treatment clinics etc.

Worth a read.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Heroin 
 

[andyofborg]

15 minutes ago, kidley said:

There is certainly more deaths from overdosing than there ever was, deaths from o.d is at record levels.

whether there is more people using drugs or not is irrelevant when there is more people overdosing themselves to death. 

isn't, at least, part of the rise in overdoses, that heroin is being cut with fentanyl and other opioids which means the lethal dose is far less than with heroin alone.

[kidley]

i wont comment on the link below onley to say, i am one of the billions of people who have quit smoking at the fifth attempt and i was a heavy smoker, 50 a day bloke 

 

https://vapingdaily.com/quitting-effects/nicotine-withdrawal-symptoms-timeline/ 

[FinBak]

3 hours ago, nikki-red said:

This is a really interesting article. Lots of statistics and info about heroin-assisted treatment clinics etc.

Worth a read.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Heroin 
 

Interesting...But where's the help for those who DON'T take drugs?

 

All banging good for those that do....What about those that don't..?

[mickey finn]

Cannot believe these problems have not been sorted after seeing posts from some of Sheffield's self appointed experts.