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I mean there obviously is a medical benefit to heroin, it's all just arbitrary politics based mostly on graft.

If I recall correctly Germany offers diamorphine opoid maintenance programs. Get daily injections of heroin under medical supervision. Sounds heavenly honestly.

And it is used medically in many countries for things like end-stage cancer pain.

In the UK it's given to some women during childbirth (although it's coyly known as "diamorphine"). https://www.babycentre.co.uk/a1026346/diamorphine

I really didn't know that is what it was. "Heroin" because it is dirty? "Diamorphine" because it is clean?

Because it is the "British Approved Name" of the substance apparently:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin#Names

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