Pubdate: Tue, 07 May 2002
Source: New York Times (NY)
Copyright: 2002 The New York Times Company
Contact:  http://www.nytimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/298
Section: World Briefing: Europe
Author: Victor Homola
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GERMANY: DRUG DEATHS DECLINE

The introduction of state-run rooms where addicts can use drugs 
helped cut the number of drug-related deaths in 2001 by 9.6 percent 
from the previous year, a Health Ministry report said. The decline, 
to 1,835 deaths, was the first in four years. There are about 20 drug 
consumption rooms in Germany, run by state authorities. In March, 
seven cities began "heroin-supported therapy" in which addicts get 
heroin under medical supervision.
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