Evidence for Controlled Heroin Use?

Evidence for Controlled Heroin Use? (full text) Shewan and Dalgarno, British J. Health Psychology, 2005. Posted: 2006-02-17.

Comment (DeLuca): In this study, subjects had occupational and educational status comparable to that of general UK pop. Ongoing problems were rare; heroin was not a significant predictor. Use frequency data suggests importance psych factors. The pharmacological properties of opioids, per se, do not inevitably lead to harmful use patterns.

See also: Occasional and Controlled Heroin Use – Not a Problem? – Warburton et al., report from The Rowntree Foundation, 2005.

Some Eminent Narcotics Addicts, and: The Heroin Overdose Mystery – Edward Brecher; Chapters 5 and 12, “Licit and Illicit Drugs”; 1972.

How Bad is Heroin Withdrawal? – Jara Krivanek; Chapter in “Heroin, Myths and Realities”; 1988. [tag]heroin, statistics, addicts, eminent narcotics addicts, brecher, opioid, withdrawal, controlled-use, harm reduction[/tag] [END]