Substitution therapy for heroin addiction

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 37, Issue 8-10, 2002, Pages 1149-1178

  Bell, James ^a   Dru, Alain ^a   Fischer, Benedikt ^a   Levit, Shabtay ^a   Sarfraz, M Aamer ^a  

^a Langton Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buprenorphine; Heroin; Methodone; Substitution treatment

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NALTREXONE; OPIATE AGONIST; NARCOTIC AGENT;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

BUPRENORPHINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEALTH POLICY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036022087     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-120004176     Document Type: Conference Paper

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