It is interesting on how the Swiss can be so progressive on their drug policy, yet so conservative on religious freedom and racism.  It is a radical program, one I could not see passing in the US, but it appears to be working.  You do not see people out on the street injecting themselves.  They have definitely contained the use of Heroin to certain parts of the cities where these clinics are.

“Those generic drug companies lobby just like the rest of big pharma.”

Be interesting to see in the coming years if companies are able to make generics of biologic drugs.  This is a big unknown right now in the drug industry.  But these drugs are certainly contributing to high healthcare costs in the US.