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NCJ Number: 124075 Find in a Library
Title: Killing the Ill? Heroin and AIDS in West Germany (From Drug Policies in Western Europe, P 161-174, 1989, Hans-Jorg Albrecht and Anton van Kalmthout, eds. -- See NCJ-120465)
Author(s): S Scheerer
Date Published: 1989
Annotation: This analysis of drug policy in the Federal Republic of Germany emphasizes the connection between heroin and AIDS and argues that current policies may lead to the extinction of a stigmatized part of society.
Abstract: West German heroin policy is strictly prohibitive. This policy has resulted in the neglect of pain relief for cancer patients, the enhancement of police powers, the creation of an underground economy, and discrimination against drug users. In addition, inadequate attention is being focused on the role of intravenous needle sharing in the spread of AIDS. Increased availability of syringes as well as medical information about prevention possibilities would contribute to risk reduction and might slow the spread of AIDS among intravenous drug users. The use of methadone maintenance programs would also help slow the spread of AIDS. However, establishing these programs would require a major shift in current medical and governmental policies. Such a shift is unlikely to occur, because the public and policymakers prefer to let this segment of the population die. 15 references.
Main Term(s): AIDS/HIV transmission; Drug regulation
Index Term(s): Discrimination; Drug dependence; Germany
Sponsoring Agency: Max-Planck-Institute Fur Auslandisches und Internationales Strafrecht
Freiburg Im Breisgau D-79100,
Sale Source: Max-Planck-Institute Fur Auslandisches und Internationales Strafrecht
Günterstalstraße 73
Freiburg Im Breisgau D-79100,
Germany (Unified)
Page Count: 14
Type: Legislation/Policy Analysis
Language: English
Country: West Germany (Former)
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