A series of nine programmes 1: Heroin - Helping Addicts Addiction to heroin is not necessarily a life - or death - sentence. Mick Ooms was on heroin for eight years, but he got help at Alpha House, a drug-free residential community in Hampshire. Claire also talks to The Rev Eric Blakebrough who believes that medically controlled supplies of drugs ('maintenance') can help addicts to come off.
Research MAGGIE WINKWORTH Producer BERNARD ADAMS (R)