2 interesting articles call for a sober look http://www.orf.at/070226-9645/?href=http% 3A% 2F% 2F070226-9645%% 2Fwww.orf.at 2F8989txt_story.html experts for replacement therapy - including heroin.
have vehemently against the demonization of the narcotic problem, a drug-replacement therapy possible, with heroin and for the establishment of consumption rooms in late January prominent Austrian Experts expressed. They have in 2 Edition of the book "opiate" (Springer Verlag) released. In Austria
die each year an estimated 2000-3000 patients on drug side effects. Discussed but is on the 200 drug deaths that were killed there per year in Austria.
30,000 with drug problems
Sabine Haas, lead author of the annual drug report of the Austrian Federal Institute for Health (ÖBIG), led to the presentation of the belt, the latest figures. "The last one for Austria estimate is 30,000 people with problematic drug use these concerns have often not beyond mere use of opiates, but by several drugs. "
The polysubstance using injection of opiates, plus such as drugs and alcohol are one of those blends that are extremely dangerous. Drug related deaths but would usually only associated with the opiate related .
New Regulation of the Ministry
On March 1, two connect to the last controversial regulations of the Ministry of Health to train doctors for drug substitution, and for stricter regulation of drug substitution treatment in force. fact, there is still criticism.
Drug Commissioner of the City of Vienna , David Alexander, admitted that in the past quite a part of the substitution drug had come on the black market: "We are one of the most liberal systems for substitution treatment have had we have lost it.." For the regulations there were objective reasons, there are also more restrictive political conversations flowed.
David wants at least for the future that substitution resources are available not only for oral use: "We should definitely consider whether, in addition to oral and other substitution treatments."
This is the hot topic of the prescription of heroin substitution prescription. In Switzerland and in other countries it has already been tested for addicts who could not get along without the injection of an opiate.
"It's like in the Middle Ages"
The Graz pharmacologist Beubler Eckhard said: "The heroin treatment in the studies has been always the best (...) On the one hand the world is in the modern ways in the heroin treatment, on the other hand, we are reactionary (... ..) It is likely that almost all opiate addicts treated with heroin. But we are 100 years away. In Austria, heroin is banned as a drug. It's like the Middle Ages. " According
Beubler should be reflected in the substitution therapy now advanced to opiates not be classified as superficial dangerous "opiate addiction is a dependency that we can deal with the same agent, from which it arose a alcohol addicts. would not be treated with alcohol. (...) Five to six people die of the substitution therapy. There are also deaths in therapy. This is no different than other therapies. "
8,000 in replacement therapy
in Austria is currently around a third of opiate addicts in substitution therapy. They are the 8,000, including 6,500 in Vienna alone. This is in Europe, a relatively high value, but there are, according to the Bremer experts Heino Stöver also quite catch up.
Sun get 82 percent of the English prisoners offered with an opiate substitution treatment in Austria 33 percent, in Italy, for example, twelve, and in Poland only 0.3 percent.
Stoever said, however: Despite the stringent rules now in force in Austria are probably less complex than those in Germany.
broke "Extremely positive effect of heroin"
A lance for drug substitution with heroin Alfred Springer of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Addiction Research. "In the nineties, there were projects for heroin assisted treatment you were in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain and Germany carried out. All these studies have indicated that it (heroin) with these clients has a very positive effect. If you give someone the substitution agent that he wants, you have no problem with it, . That he does not want to take it "
" Do consumption rooms "Hans Mayer maintenance, medical director of the Ganslwirt in Vienna invited, along with dedicated services for young people and older addicts, the establishment of consumption rooms:" That we still have not. . It could be used to push back the lonely death in the apartment "
criticism, he said continues to provide standing before the entry into force of regulations of the Ministry of Health:" A part of the framework (for the substitution therapy, note) is that the patient release of the doctor patient confidentiality must. Patients need to be able to enter treatment, waive a fundamental right. " This is unconstitutional, at least according to a report.
BuchhinweisEckhard Beubler, Hans Haltmayer, Alfred Springer (Ed.): opiate addiction - Interdisciplinary aspects of the practice. 2. Edition, Springer Verlag 2006, € 49.60.
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Wehsely against controlled heroin charge (from 16.02.2007) http://wien.orf.at/stories/172354/ In Germany last been debate about the likely in Vienna the controlled distribution of heroin is not an issue. In an interview, Councilwoman Sonja Wehsely Health (SPO), which made no sense.
substitution programs remain
The controlled distribution of heroin is Wehsely not primarily political. However, whether heroin substitute very well and the procurement for the state rather difficult, so it is currently of the opinion that this makes no sense, so Wehsely to the Austria Press Agentur.Schließlich the illicit drug market is also not for the existing substitution offers a standstill come established Wehsely its position. One limitation of substitution programs, they would not, however.
drug abuse still continue on the road.
no introduction of "rooms" where addicts "
Even so-called" fixer rooms " So consumption rooms for drug addicts, will not promote Wehsely. "I'm considering at the precise moment a politician something when all the experts say: 'Yes, we need', and this is not the case," explained Wehsely. In this context, there is often the misconception that this takes place the drug abuse only in these specific areas and not on the road: "I have the impression that those who mitvertreten that sit a bit of a mistake."
More prevention
need for change however, located the new councilor in the area of prevention. It is true that the Vienna drug plan in Europe leader, but "I think that in the field of prevention can make even more." This is particularly true for the alcohol, fall victim to many young seien.Ebenso they will improve cooperation between police and social workers in the field of drugs through the involvement of other relevant professional groups.
ÖVP welcomes announcements
The People's Party welcomed the announcement that the prevention should be strengthened. Here Wehsely finally seemed on the long-standing demands of the ÖVP Wien recollect was, but the drug had es.Zugleich focus Karlsplatz defused and help for addicts, residents and passers-by found.
