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News and Views - 11/30/08
Tammy Bruce —
... world has entered a post-AIDS era in which the disease's spread has largely been curbed in much of the world, Africa excepted.
"The global HIV industry is too big and out of control. We have created a monster with too many vested interests and reputations at stake, ... too many relatively well paid HIV staff in affected countries, and too many rock stars with AIDS support as a fashion accessory," he wrote in the British Medical Journal in May.
Swiss approve prescription heroin
With 68% approval, the Swiss approved prescription ...
"People who use heroin, they have the image of losers. They have the image of... junkies."
Althouse —
It's not fashionable anymore to be a heroin addict, so why not dispense it, legally, at a clinic?
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Drug Vote in Switzerland
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
Via the BBC: Swiss approve prescription heroin
Swiss voters have backed a change in health policy that would provide prescription heroin to addicts.
Final results from the national referendum showed 68% of voters supported the plan.
The scheme, where addicts inject the drug under medical supervision at a clinic, began in Zurich 14 years ago before spreading across the country.
But in another referendum, the Swiss appear to have rejected the decriminalisation of cannabis.
Interesting, especially since one would ...
Swiss Voters: Yes to Heroin, No to Pot
Moonbattery —
How's this for schizophrenic moonbattery:
Swiss voters have approved a radical health policy that offers prescription heroin to addicts on a permanent basis.
Final results from the national referendum showed 68% of voters supported the plan.
The scheme, allowing addicts to inject the drug under medical supervision at a clinic, began in Zurich 14 years ago before spreading across the country.
But in another referendum vote, 63% of voters rejected the decriminalisation ...
The Swiss Experiment
Newshoggers.com —
... level usage, but I think increased violence and theft will decrease as an overt and legal market will often have superior dispute and contract resolution processes than thuggery.
We'll have an interesting experiment as the Swiss have voted to allow for limited heroin legalization for hardcore addicts who are the individuals who are most likely to engage in socially destructive behaviors as they are the ones most desperate for enough cash to buy the next hit.
Via the BBC
Swiss voters have approved a radical health policy that offers ...
From Mexico to Pakistan
HorsesAss.Org —
... . Everyone from Vancouver city officials to the police to health experts have been fighting to keep the program running. In Switzerland, their heroin prescription program has been so successful that voters there overwhelmingly voted to continue it. In Zurich, the number of new heroin addicts has plummeted by nearly 90% since they launched their program in the mid-90s. ...
