SYMPOSIUM ON HEROIN USE IN GREATER VANCOUVER REPORT - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FEBRUARY 28, 1973

• NCJ Number: 15036
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 35 pages
• Corporate Author: Vancouver Parole Unit
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Conference Material
• Language: English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS CONFERENCE WERE TO IDENTIFY THE MAJOR CONCERNS ABOUT HEROIN USE AND TO DISCUSS WHAT WAS CURRENTLY BEING DONE TO TREAT HEROIN ADDICTS AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE.

Abstract

DELEGATES FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, EMERGENCY SERVICES, VOLUNTEER AGENCIES, MEDICAL SERVICES, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND SELF-HELP GROUPS PARTICIPATED IN PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP AND PRESENTED SUMMARIES OF THE DISCUSSIONS TO THE WHOLE CONFERENCE. FOUR EX-ADDICTS ADDRESSED THE CONFERENCE AND THEIR REMARKS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. THE MAIN CONCERNS IDENTIFIED BY CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED THE RISE IN HEROIN USE, THE LOWER AGE OF USERS, THE IMPORTING OF HEROIN FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, AND THE NEED FOR EARLY DETECTION OF HEROIN USE. RECOMMENDATIONS CALLED FOR REFORM OF THE NARCOTIC CONTROL ACT AND THE CREATION OF A CENTRAL AGENCY TO COORDINATE SERVICES FOR HEROIN USERS.