Narcotics research, rehabilitation, and treatment. Hearings, Ninety ...

508naloxone, then I would be a fool to inject heroin or any other opiateinto my system when I would not get any feeling out of it. So, I leftit alone completely.I have been working the ])ast 2 years and have not had any ])roblems.It would be foolish of me to go back to drugs and I strongly advisethat something be done to make the use of naloxone available to thegeneral public, because, personally, I believe it could be very useful.It has been useful to me.The Chairman. Mr. McCoy, that is an exciting statement you havejust given and we commend you upon it.Was the administration hj a doctor or at a clinic, Dr. Kurland?Dr. Kurland. It was at our clinic. We have a special narcoticsclinic that is operated by Friends of Psychiatric Research, Inc.Mr. Perito. Would the other witness like to make a statement?Dr. Kurland. Mr. Taylor.STATEMENT OF ROBERT TAYLORMr, Taylor. I was using drugs since 1968.Mr. Perito. Do you mean heroin?Mr. Taylor. Heroin. And after my incarceration, I did not, youknow, really want to come to the narcotic clinic but after hearingabout the naloxone, it gives you a draw, it stops the blockage. Youwant that desire. So, I got on the program and when I came out, Iused it but I did not feel it.Mr. Perito. You mean you were taking naloxone and thc^n youshot heroin but you had no pleasant feeling?Mr. Taylor. No feeling. I think I shot about four bags and didnot feel it.Mr. Perito. And 3'ou continued to keep taking naloxone?Mr. Taylor. Yes; I did.Mr. Perito. How long have you been taking naloxone?Mr. Taylor. I am off of it now. Maybe a year. I just recently got off.Mr. Perito. Were you detoxified on methadone?Mr. Taylor. No.Mr. Perito. You were not.Dr. Kurland. May I interject a remark here? Have either of j^ougentlemen been on a methadone program?Mr. Taylor. No. Never been on it.Mr. McCoy. No; I have not.Chairman Pepper. So naloxone was not only a blockage drug but itwas a de toxicant.Dr. Kurland. No. I have to correct somethhig there, Mr. Chau'-man, and the correction is this, that these peoi)le came out of jail,correctional institution, came right into the i)rogram.Mr. Brasco. May I ask tliis one cpiestion to the gentkunau on theleft who said that he had taken naloxone for 6 months. Are you usingit now?Mr. McCoy. No.Mr. Brasco. You are not using aii}^ drug now?Mr. McCoy. Not using any drugs.i Mr. Brasco. You Inne been drug free for over a year.Mr. McCoy. Drug free for over a year.Mr. Brasco. Very interesting. Thank you.