Heroin-assisted treatment, also called diamorphine-assisted treatment, is a type of medication-assisted treatment in which semi-synthetic heroin is prescribed to opioid addicts who do not benefit from, or cannot tolerate, treatment with established opioid replacement drugs such as methadone or buprenorphine and naloxone. For this group of patients, heroin-assisted treatment has proven superior in improving their social and health situation. It is fully part of the national health system in Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, and Denmark, with additional trials carried out in the United Kingdom, Norway, and Belgium.
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