On: Norway to test free heroin for drug addicts

[jdoliner]

What happens when people start claiming to be drug addicts so they can sell the free heroin to real drug addicts?

[lev99 → jdoliner]

Why wouldn't the real drug addicts go get the free heroin?

[jdoliner → lev99]

I was assuming there was some limitation on the amount you could get for free and that some addicts would want more than their allotment.

[lev99 → jdoliner]

Big assumption. It might be the case, but it might not be.

The first batch of patients start in 2020, with a max size of 400. Let's see if we can help those people, who are probably chosen more carefully then a full program would be, before thinking about the issues scaling up will cause.

[elil17 → jdoliner]

Models for opioid based opioid addiction treatments already exist, such as methodone

[incadenza → jdoliner]

Or treat it like methadone where you must consume it on site. Not that hard.

[wetpaws → jdoliner]

Why would real addicts buy it if it is available for free?