Heroin by prescription - It all makes common sense

Canada will follow the lead of the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and Spain and start a "clinic providing free heroin to Vancouver addicts is to open later this month to see if prescribing the drug can help addicts who have failed in other treatment programs."

Having spoken to a woman involved in the Swiss program, I can tell you the results of these alternate approaches have been very successful, not only in helping overcome addiction but in associated health care and criminal enforcement costs. Good for Canada for standing up to US pressure and enacting harm reduction policies instead of subscribing to punishment models that simply don't work.