Selected Publications by INDRO Staffers (at time of publication) as of March 2015 Bornemann, R./Gerlach, R.J.: Grundgedanken zur Harm Reduction in Deutschland aus medizinischer Sicht. In: Gölz, J. (Hg.): Der drogenabhängige Patient. Neubearb. Aufl., Urban & Fischer. München 1999, 99-108 Christen, R.: Das “Cannabisproblem” und die Wissenschaft. Eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit der Expertise “Auswirkungen von […]
Uwe E. Kemmesies: The open drug scene and the safe injection room offers in Frankfurt am Main 1995
Uwe E. Kemmesies The open drug scene and the safe injection room offers in Frankfurt am Main 1995 Final report A survey conducted on behalf of the City of Frankfurt/municipal department Women and Health – drug policy coordination office Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1999 (Original German version published by INDRO in October 1995) The English […]
World Wide Number of Patients Participating in Opiate Substitution Therapies (OST)*
World Wide Number of Patients Participating in Opiate Substitution Therapies (OST)* © Ralf Gerlach, INDRO e.V. Münster, Germany, February 2009 (This table may be reproduced provided the original source is cited) Please help us! We are seeking to update the patient numbers. Any of our visitors who can provide up-to-date information, please do so! Thank you. […]
Methadone and Other Opiate Substitution Treatments in Germany
Methadone and Other Opiate Substitution Treatments in Germany – 2004 Background Information – ©Ralf Gerlach Methadone and other opiate substitution treatments in Germany Methadone treatment has been comprehensively evaluated in Germany and is now a standard treatment for opiate addiction with high availability and retention rates, improvements in health and […]
The History of Methadone
The History of Methadone Ralf Gerlach©: A Brief Overview on the Discovery of Methadone. INDRO e.V. Münster 2004 [pdf-download] Methadone was first synthetized in 1939 at the pharmaceutical laboratories of the I.G. Farbenkonzern, a subsidiary of the Farbwerke Hoechst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was the product of a long and continuous research chain in […]