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Opiates for the people

Bethann Siviter Independent nursing consultant, Birmingham

Why are an increasing number of vulnerable patients who are in chronic pain being deprived of strong painkillers?

A recent summit in the West Midlands, held by the Police and Crime Commissioner, proposed that heroin be given free on the NHS to drug misusers in safe, nurse- and doctor-supported ‘fix’ rooms.

Primary Health Care. 28, 1, 17-17. doi: 10.7748/phc.28.1.17.s18

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26 January 2018 / Vol 28 issue 1

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