Pubdate: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 Source: San Francisco Examiner (CA) Copyright: 2001 San Francisco Examiner Contact: http://www.mapinc.org/media/389 Website: http://www.examiner.com/ Author: Chris Kelly Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n1844/a04.html Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/rehab.htm (Treatment) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/heroin.htm (Heroin) DOCTORS SHOULD TREAT HEROIN I was very heartened to read about San Francisco providing Office Based Opioid Treatment to people suffering from the disease of opiate addiction. We are at war. Our enemies make the majority of their money from the heroin trade. Expanding access to opiate treatment cuts the U.S. demand for heroin, which in turn helps cut this funding source to our enemies. If only OBOT were available across the country, we could cut the demand for heroin in half, if not more. Chris Kelly, Chapter Director, Advocates for Recovery Through Medicine Washington, D.C. - --- MAP posted-by: Doc-Hawk