Rosguard officers in the Kherson region. File photoKHERSON, June 5 Methadone substitution therapy for drug addicted prisoners was canceled in the Kherson region following the example of Russian legislation, all those registered feel good after the cancellation of the procedures, the head of the Department of the Penitentiary Service (USIN) told RIA Novosti ) in the Kherson region Evgeny Sobol. «In the Kherson region, there were about 90-100 people who were on substitution therapy — this is a methadone program. We slowly lowered the dose, and everyone is alive and well. They manage completely without substitution therapy,» Sobol said. Authorities in the Russian Federation believe that methadone substitution therapy is imposed by the West on a number of countries of the former USSR. Although substitution therapy was officially provided free of charge in Ukraine, almost no one managed to avoid «contributions» for treatment. Methadone is a synthetic drug that is stronger than heroin. The Russian authorities have long abandoned «substitution therapy», believing that the legalization of methadone can only aggravate the situation. instructions for the evacuation of prisoners
