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In Canada, between sixty and ninety thousand people addicted to opiates. Drug Addiction costs the Canadian taxpayers millions of dollars per year. The costs incurred by the amount of consumption of illegal drugs amount to about 0.2% of GDP. It is estimated $ 45,000 per dependent person per year. Alone in Vancouver estimated the number of opiate addicts in 10,000 and 5,000 people in Montreal. These North American Opiate Medication Initiative

These are - www.naomistudy.ca / pdfs / NAOMI_release.pdf [05.20.2007] ... and NAOMI_faq.pdf

NAOMI:



heroin in Vancouver
Source: http / / a test that examines the effectiveness of a heroin-assisted therapy. The aim of this study is, solutions and to find approaches on how to improve the situation of chronically dependent persons and their reintegration into society. This 470 heroin users are investigated. The study will show, compared to a control group the extent of methadone can be achieved through an original fuel delivery reductions in HIV infections and a reduction in deaths from overdoses.

oriented one has in this country of Switzerland and the Netherlands, where similar studies and projects were very positive experience made. 2002 in the Netherlands is a direct relationship between the medical prescription of heroin and its positive impact on health of addicts found. (Source: http://web1.castanet.net/content/1142476374% 5B1% 5D.pdf [05/21/2007])

This project was launched in February 2005 in Vancouver and was launched in June of that year expanded to Montreal. The number of heroin addicts in these cities is highest. The financial support of this project is 8.1 million dollars U.S. and is supported by the Canadian Institute for Health Research (Canadian Institutes of Health Research). CIHR expects that very valuable information for dealing with heroin addicts.

Expected results and benefits of this program: Improved health
being
decline Illicit drug use
Lower crime
better job opportunities for heroin-dependent persons
-> Cost savings

The NAOMI project goes through five different phases:
recruitment
selection
survey
transition
repetition

-> more precise data for Canada and Vancouver today at our meeting