Should heroin be prescribed to heroin misusers? Yes.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1136/bmj.39421.593692.94 and PMC identifier 2190239.
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Abstract
Some heroin addicts are very difficult to treat. <b>Jürgen Rehm</b> and <b>Benedikt Fischer</b> believe that maintenance with heroin is the way forward for this group, but <b>Neil McKeganey </b>argues that it is treating the effects of misuse not the addiction
Medical subject headings
- Heroin
- Heroin Dependence
- Narcotics