Swiss vote on radical heroin rules...

Voters in Switzerland go to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to make a controversial heroin prescription programme a permanent, nationwide health policy. 

The Swiss government supports the idea but opponents say it encourages drug addiction, and sends the wrong message to young people. 

Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s Switzerland had one of the highest rates of heroin addiction in Europe. 

Open drug scenes in cities such as Zurich, Basel and Bern were common, with addicts injecting and dealers selling publicly in the streets and parks. More...

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