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===Heroin-assisted treatment===
[[File:Opiates v opioids.png|thumb|right|600px|Opiates v opioids illustrated with diagrams and sub-classifications]]
Three countries in Europe have active [[Heroin-assisted treatment|HAT programs]], namely [[England]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Switzerland]]. Despite critical voices by conservative think-tanks with regard to these harm-reduction strategies, significant progress in the reduction of drug-related deaths has been achieved in those countries. For example, the US, devoid of such measures, has seen large increases in drug-related deaths since 2000 (mostly related to heroin use), while Switzerland has seen large decreases. In 2018, approximately 60,000 people have died of drug overdoses in America, while in the same time period, Switzerland's drug deaths were at 260. Relative to the population of these countries, the US has 10 times more drug-related deaths compared to the Swiss Confederation, which in effect illustrates the efficacy of HAT to reduce fatal outcomes in opiate/opioid addiction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Drogentote |url=https://www.obsan.admin.ch/de/indikatoren/MonAM/drogentote |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915210129/https://ind.obsan.admin.ch/indicator/monam/drogentote |archive-date=15 September 2022 |access-date=23 December 2020 |website=Swiss Health Observatory (OBSAN)}}</ref><ref name="NIDA-deaths">{{Cite web |title=Overdose Death Rates |url=https://www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220917133141/https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates |archive-date=17 September 2022 |access-date=23 December 2020 |website=[[National Institute on Drug Abuse]]}}</ref>