Free heroin program still looking for addicts (CBC British Columbia)

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VANCOUVER ? A new program that would supply free heroin for hardcore addicts in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is having trouble recruiting addicts. The North American Opiate Medications Initiative (NAOMI) project is being piloted in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto ? at a total cost of $8 million.

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Last update: 05/26/2005

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