Amsterdam Stunned by Gov't Halting Study Into Treating Crack Addiction as Problems Rise
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According to the municipality, the first participants have already been administered the medication. That is stopping now.
Amsterdam stunned by gov't halting study into treating crack addiction as problems rise
Amsterdam asked Minister Sophie Hermans of Public Health, Welfare and Sports to explain the sudden suspension of a study into a medication for people with severe crack or cocaine addiction. Mayor Femke Halsema and healthcare alderman Alexander Scholtes wrote to the Minister, asking her to bring the parties involved together before November 1 to seek a national solution.
Amsterdam is asking Minister Sophie Hermans of Health, Welfare and Sport to provide swift clarity regarding the suspension of a study into a medication for people with severe crack or cocaine addiction. Mayor Femke Halsema and Alderman Alexander Scholtes of Care write in a letter that they want Hermans to bring the parties involved together before November 1 to seek a solution.
Alderman Alexander Scholtes is deeply concerned about the decision by the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ) to halt the trial administering the drug dexamphetamine to crack users. Until now, the municipality has used this medication to help people addicted to crack. "We cannot let this happen; crack destroys lives." Scholtes sent an urgent letter to The Hague today, signed by Mayor Halsema. In the letter, the alderman calls on the respon…
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