Methadone and heroin prescription: Babies and bath water

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 523-531

  Wodak, Alex ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug policy; Drug prohibition; Heroin prescription; Methadone treatment

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; ALCOHOL; AMFEBUTAMONE; BUPRENORPHINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; NICOTINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; POLICY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; ATTITUDE; CANADA; NOTE; OPIATE ADDICTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ATTITUDE; CANADA; HEROIN; HUMAN; METHADONE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036015826     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-120002808     Document Type: Review

References (8)

1. Canadian illicit opiate users' views on methadone treatment and other opiate prescription treatment
2. Health, HIV infection, human rights and injecting drug use
3. Effectiveness of methadone treatment in reducing HIV risk behavior and HIV seroconversion among injecting drug users
4. Feasibility of prescribing injectable heroin and methadone to opiate-dependent drug users: Associated health gains and harm reductions
5. Variations in methadone treatment practices: Results from a national study
6. The effects of methadone on immune function in injecting drug users: A review