'Drug consumption rooms are actually good for the neighborhood' It is a stark difference from what is most often believed, but drug consumption rooms actually lead to an increase in property prices in the area. Economists Hans Koster and Sofia Franco come to this...
Plea for Naloxone Although the Netherlands has relatively few opioid overdoses in comparison to other countries, in recent years there has been a slight increase in deaths caused by these substances. In 2014, 40 people died from opioid overdoses; in 2019, that number...
Nitazenes Recently, I’ve been asked if I’m worried about nitazenes, a new type of drug that is emerging in various countries and may appear in the Netherlands as well. These drugs are said to be 50 times stronger than heroin, which could lead to an influx...
Methadone users unfairly excluded from traffic and employment dathijs, a 23-year-old man, was doing well. He had overcome substance abuse, was even reducing his prescribed methadone dosage, and enjoyed a structured working day repairing steam locomotives in a...
Leo's Phone On bus 37 to the public health service (GGD), I feel something under me as I sit down. I stand up to find a brand-new iPhone on my seat. It’s not really my type of phone, but it must be an expensive item for the young girl in the photo who appears...
Kim’s Photos Last year, my cousin Steven passed away. Like many visitors to MDHG, he used substances that are harmful to health. Sadly, this did not solve his problems. On the contrary, Steven lived to be only 41 years old… When I saw stones in MDHG’s...
