Norway trials free heroin prescriptions for most serious addicts
(The Guardian Norway)

Project aims to improve quality of life and reduce high fatal overdose ratesNorway, which has one of the highest fatal drug overdose rates in Europe, is to trial prescribing free heroin to the most serious addicts to improve their living conditions, the government said.The Norwegian directorate for health and social affairs is behind an experimental project to identify patients likely to benefit from the programme, to examine the implementation method, and to calculate the costs. Related: Expensive Oslo is cheap fix capital Continue reading...