Heroin-assisted treatment

Heroin-assisted treatment (HAT), or diamorphine-assisted treatment, refers to a type of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)^[1] where semi-synthetic heroin is prescribed to opiate addicts who do not benefit from, or cannot tolerate, treatment with one of the established drugs used in opiate replacement therapy such as methadone or buprenorphine (brand name Subutex). For this group of patients, heroin-assisted treatment has proven superior in improving their social and health situation.^[2] Heroin-assisted treatment is fully a part of the national health system in Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada,^[3] and Denmark.^[4] Additional trials are being carried out in the United Kingdom,^[5] Norway,^[6] and Belgium.^[7]

^ "Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)". www.samhsa.gov. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ Haasen, C.; Verthein, U.; Degkwitz, P.; Berger, J.; Krausz, M.; Naber, D. (July 2007). "Heroin-assisted treatment for opioid dependence: randomised controlled trial". Br J Psychiatry. 191: 55–62. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.106.026112. PMID 17602126.
^ "Canada now allows prescription heroin in severe opioid addiction". CBC.ca. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^ "EMCDDA | Drug treatment overview for Denmark". www.emcdda.europa.eu. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
^ Siddique, Haroon (5 March 2017). "Durham police will give addicts heroin to inject in 'shooting galleries'". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
^ "Norway government announces plans to give heroin to 400 addicts". The Independent. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ Demaret, Isabelle; Quertemont, Etienne; Litran, Géraldine; Magoga, Cécile; Deblire, Clémence; Dubois, Nathalie; De Roubaix, Jérôme; Charlier, Corinne; Lemaître, André (2015). "Efficacy of Heroin-assisted Treatment In Belgium: A Randomised Controlled Trial". European Addiction Research. 21 (4): 179–187. doi:10.1159/000369337. hdl:2268/173889. ISSN 1421-9891. PMID 25832522. S2CID 19871277.

[1] "Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)". www.samhsa.gov. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[2] Haasen, C.; Verthein, U.; Degkwitz, P.; Berger, J.; Krausz, M.; Naber, D. (July 2007). "Heroin-assisted treatment for opioid dependence: randomised controlled trial". Br J Psychiatry. 191: 55–62. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.106.026112. PMID 17602126.

[3] "Canada now allows prescription heroin in severe opioid addiction". CBC.ca. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

[4] "EMCDDA | Drug treatment overview for Denmark". www.emcdda.europa.eu. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

[5] Siddique, Haroon (5 March 2017). "Durham police will give addicts heroin to inject in 'shooting galleries'". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

[6] "Norway government announces plans to give heroin to 400 addicts". The Independent. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[7] Demaret, Isabelle; Quertemont, Etienne; Litran, Géraldine; Magoga, Cécile; Deblire, Clémence; Dubois, Nathalie; De Roubaix, Jérôme; Charlier, Corinne; Lemaître, André (2015). "Efficacy of Heroin-assisted Treatment In Belgium: A Randomised Controlled Trial". European Addiction Research. 21 (4): 179–187. doi:10.1159/000369337. hdl:2268/173889. ISSN 1421-9891. PMID 25832522. S2CID 19871277.

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