Can Medical Professionals Safely Administer Heroin to Treat Addiction? The Evidence Says Yes

Overdose deaths related to heroin have surged over the past few years, yet most people struggling with addiction can’t access effective treatment. It’s time for us to get serious about something many Americans have never considered: heroin assisted treatment.

As a society we tend to strongly promote abstinence, but one thought that never seems to arise is: what if we let those dependent on heroin safely use their drug of choice in a supervised environment?

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