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Prescribing Heroin
Heroin addicts have caused crime rates to increase in many areas of the world. While some countries lock up users, others are taking highly controversial measures and legally prescribing heroin to users. Drug Researcher Michael Jourdan, from the Centre of Alcohol and Drug Research in Copenhagen Demark, explains why harm reduction methods are being implemented and why there is still a great deal we don't know about heroin addiction and treatment.

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Michael Jourdan
Michael Jourdan-Drug Researcher
Meet the Expert 
Understanding Heroin 
  1. Michael Jourdan
  2. What is 'heroin'? 
  3. How is heroin made? 
  4. Where are heroin opium poppies grown? 
  5. What was the original purpose for heroin production? 
  6. How did heroin become famous? 
  7. How is heroin used? 
Effects Of Heroin 
  1. Michael Jourdan
  2. What are the psychological effects of heroin? 
  3. How does heroin affect the human body? 
  4. How do opioids like heroin affect the central nervous system? 
  5. How long do the effects of heroin last? 
  6. Is there a high risk of overdose with heroin? 
  7. What are the long-term side effects of heroin use? 
  8. What are heroin withdrawal symptoms like? 
  9. What happens when heroin is mixed with other drugs? 
  10. What is a 'speedball'? 
  11. Why do heroin users have a greater risk of contracting HIV or AIDS? 
  12. How do you study the effects of heroin on people? 
Heroin Laws 
  1. Michael Jourdan
  2. Is heroin illegal everywhere in the world? 
  3. How does the US Controlled Substances Act classify heroin? 
  4. When did heroin become illegal in the US? 
  5. How prevalent is heroin use? 
  6. How does the law deal with heroin users? 
Medical Heroin 
  1. Michael Jourdan
  2. What treatments are available for heroin addiction? 
  3. How effective is heroin addiction treatment? 
  4. How expensive is heroin treatment? 
  5. Is drug addiction treatment covered by my health insurance? 
  6. Why is methadone a controversial treatment? 
  7. What alternative drug therapies are available for heroin addiction? 
  8. How is heroin acquired for scientific studies? 
Using Heroin To Treat Heroin Addiction 
  1. Michael Jourdan
  2. What is a 'heroin injection site'? 
  3. What controversial heroin treatments are being tried in Europe? 
  4. How do police departments in the United States and Canada react to injection sites? 
  5. How is prescribed heroin administered to a user? 
  6. Who pays for prescription heroin treatment facilities? 
  7. Is heroin-assisted treatment safer than methadone? 
  8. How effective is heroin-assisted treatment? 
  9. How has the World Health Organization (WHO) reacted to heroin-assisted treatments? 
  10. Why is US drug policy considered repressive by some countries? 
  11. How does prescribing heroin affect drug-related crime rates? 
Heroin Harm Reduction 
  1. Michael Jourdan
  2. What are 'harm reduction' programs? 
  3. Why are harm reduction policies controversial? 

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