Heroin Assisted Therapy has shown large promise in helping 'heroin using humans' improve both in mental and physical health, social integration, crime reduction and decrease of opioid use according to a large study conducted in Germany between 2002-2004.

On the first episode of PiMPOD I discuss the history, implications and future of Heroin Assisted Treatment with Dr Torsten Passie, Psychiatrist, leading expert on altered states of consciousness and professor at Hannover Medical School.