To tackle the opioid crisis, the US should look to Switzerland's successes with substitution therapy

Schneider, Christian (2018) To tackle the opioid crisis, the US should look to Switzerland's successes with substitution therapy. USApp - American Politics and Policy Blog (13 Aug 2018). Website.

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Abstract

The US is facing an opioid crisis at a colossal scale. But Switzerland has been there before. Christian Schneider looks back to the policy innovations introduced to tackle the European nation's opioid crisis in the 1990s. By implementing substitution therapy, heroin-assisted treatment and harm reduction measures, he writes, the US may be able to begin to get a grip not only on the health consequences of this crisis but also on the illegal supply of opioids.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2018/08/13/to-tac...
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author
Divisions:	IGA: United States Centre
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	08 Jan 2019 10:19
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 17:57
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/91574

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