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Should doctors be allowed to prescribe and monitor heroin use for addicts?

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In an effort to combat heroin addiction, this September the Canadian government approved new regulations that allow medical professionals to provide pharmaceutical-grade heroin to patients with severe cases of addiction. 

Supporters of such a decision argue that regulation will take hard drugs out of the control of addicts and allow medical professionals to provide the necessary care and support that drug users need to recover.

On the other hand, opponents argue that this does not treat the underlying problems related to drug addiction or cure an addict's habit. In addition, New Hampshire is in the midst of a growing drug abuse problem, and legalizing harder drugs could only increase the number of drug overdose deaths.

UPDATE: Read our Citizen Voices℠ report and find out where New Hampshire stands on this issue.

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