Prescribing drug of choice to opiate dependent drug users: A comparison of clients receiving heroin with those receiving injectable methadone at a West London drug clinic

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 267-276

  Metrebian, Nicky ^a   Shanahan, William ^b   Stimson, Gerry V ^a   Small, Colin ^b   Lee, Mark ^b   Mtutu, Victor ^b   Wells, Brian ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug treatment; Heroin; Injectable methadone prescribing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035640645     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230120079576     Document Type: Article

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