Methamphetamine use and methadone maintenance treatment: An emerging problem in the drug addiction treatment network in Iran

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Shariatirad, Schwann ^a,b   Maarefvand, Masoomeh ^c   Ekhtiari, Hamed ^a,d  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d Institute for Cognitive Science Studies   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; OPIATE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG PROGRAM; HUMAN; IRAN; METHADONE TREATMENT; METHAMPHETAMINE DEPENDENCE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADDICTION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG USE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME;

AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DRUG USERS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; IRAN; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890442700     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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