'Diversion' of methadone or buprenorphine: 'Harm' versus 'helping'

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Havnes, Ingrid A ^a,b   Clausen, Thomas ^b   Middelthon, Anne Lise ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Buprenorphine; Diversion; Methadone; Opioid maintenance treatment; Reciprocity

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC AGENT; STREET DRUG;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MOTIVATION; OFFENDER; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ADDICTION; ADULT; CRIME; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OPIATE ADDICTION; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG DIVERSION; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BUPRENORPHINE; CRIME; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; NORWAY; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG DIVERSION; PRISONERS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885441442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-10-24     Document Type: Article

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