Prescription heroin gets green light in Canada

Last week, the regulation of health Canada, the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for national public health was revised to permit Canadian doctor the prescription of heroin for those who is awfully addicted to the drug. The regulation states that many other countries have already introduced this treatment, and the science proofs the significant result. The old regulation which allows the prescription of heroin has removed once in October 2013 was reinstalled with clearer distinguishing. However, not all Canadians feel good about the use of heroin in medical care. Former Health Minister Rona Ambrose says it is not solving the fundamental problem ignoring other safer option such as methadone. Oviedo Joekes, the leader of the North American Opiate Medication Initiative says, Methadone doesn’t work for everyone. Even though heroin may not be able to dispel the problem, it at least can lessen the great danger of the one’s health. According to Joekes, the opioid deaths in Canada are increasing and British Columbia even numbers, more than double last year’s. The point in this problem is that people don’t know they are buying Fentanyl, a type of opioid which often given to cancer patients to lessen the pain. It is 50 to 100 times powerful than morphine and 30 to 50 times stronger than heroin. Because of its potentness, it’s easier for drug dealers to make money mixing it into heroin. “There are going to be another drugs beside fentanyl,” she said. “They’ll always be a couple of steps ahead of us.”

-Natsuki Ueno

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