Yet another study shows it’s both cheaper and more effective to treat heroin addicts with heroin itself, instead of methadone. Jesse Singal on why politicians still won’t accept it.
During the health-care debate in 2010, some politicians were fond of issuing dire warnings of government bureaucrats “coming between you and your doctor.” But when it comes to treating heroin addiction, it’s often the politicians themselves who are barring the door.
A study released today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests that giving heroin to addicts who have been resistant to treatment, instead of the traditional methadone, may in the end be the most cost-effective way to mitigate the societal damage done by this form of addiction.
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