Quote:
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/hea...icle623415.ece
* Prescribing injectable heroin: Evidence shows it can draw users into treatment, is safer, and can help long-term users stabilise their lives.
* Drug consumption rooms: Provide a safe house for drug users to inject, where they do not cause a nuisance and can be monitored.
* Methadone substitution: Offered as an alternative to street drugs it is taken orally, is safer, and gives a gentler high.
* Needle exchange: Providing clean needles reduces the risk of the transmission of diseases including HIV and hepatitis.
* Relaxing the law on cannabis: Downgraded two years ago from a class B to class C drug to free police to concentrate on suppliers
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I saw on MSNBC that alot of places already do the needle exchange.