NTA statement on injectable heroin trial
The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) has clarified today that contrary to a story in today’s Independent, it is not calling for a nationwide roll-out of ‘shooting galleries’ for injectable heroin.
In line with the government’s Drug Strategy, which called for a range of approaches to tackle drug addiction, an independent expert group has reviewed the interim evidence on injectable heroin following a pilot study, and has recommended to government that there should be further demonstration sites. The NTA has provided the secretariat to the expert group and is scoping out options for taking the research to the next stage. A conference held tomorrow (Tuesday 15th September 2009) by Action on Addiction and the National Addiction Centre will report on the findings from the pilot study.
Full Report - NTA statement on injectable heroin trial
Topics: Drugs
