drugs death epidemic. The BONDS clinic in West Yorkshire, which treats Scots addicts, has launched a pilot project where Naltrexone implants are given out.Implants are surgically inserted into the stomach in a 20-minute procedure and block the effects of heroin and other opiates for up to nine months.
They are said to reduce the need for methadone, which is currently given to addicts, and cut cravings for drugs over long periods of time.
Scottish labour candidate for the north-east Barry Black told the Daily Record: “The latest figures are so devastating that standing by idly, offering little or no solution, is no longer an option.“In my discussions with the BONDS Clinic we believe that we might just have a programme of trials which could.
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