Methadone treatment

Advocacy web site blocked by Russian Government

Russia has reaffirmed its continued support for an unscientific drug policy by blocking the Andrey Rylkov foundation website. The foundation advocates a more humane and scientific approach to helping drug users such as the use of methadone substitution therapy. The Russian government with its known policy of not embracing a humane drug policy have therefore blocked the Andrey Rylkov foundations web site.

    Death by drug policy

    When Anthrax is mentioned in the news it is normally in connection with a supposed terrorist plot. Last December though, an outbreak of the disease in Scotland was linked to a contaminated supply of heroin.

    In total, it was estimated that the infection claimed 14 lives with approximately 119 other confirmed cases. Although the majority of those infected were from the Glasgow area, cases were also reported as far south as Kent and there was even one infection as far away as Germany.

      Methadone treatment in Macedonia and all problems which we are facing with it.

      Submitted by Vito on Thu, 11/02/2010 - 15:14

      My name is Georgievski Vitomir but most of the people know me as Vito. I want to say that I am drug user activist and this days I am working for two NGO’s in Macedonia, one which is dealing with problems that methadone patients have and the second one which is drug users union we are trying through direct action to change something in the drug users area. Currently I am also a board member of INPUD and I am general secretary of the same organization.

        Anthrax infected heroin cases spread to the continent

        In the wake of seven confirmed deaths and a further 14 infections in Scotland, health authorities in Germany suspect that a 24 year old male has also died due to anthrax poisoning. The man was admitted to hospital on December 6th after injecting himself with heroin and later died of multi-organ failure on December 13th. Although the death was not originally thought to be anthrax related a wound swab taken on December 18th revealed anthrax spores.

          Hanoi opens first methadone clinic

          After successful pilot schemes endorsed by the UN, Vietnam is going ahead with methadone treatment centres as a tool to combat crime and the spread of Hepatitis C and HIV/Aids. Hanoi this week inaugurated its first methadone treatment centre and five more are planned in the city. The new centre makes Hanoi the third Vietnamese city to now have Methadone treatment facilities after two successful pilot schemes were carried out in the heroin and aids hotspots of Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong.

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