The Long-Term Effectiveness of Methadone Maintenance Treatment in Prevention of Hepatitis C Virus Among Illicit Drug Users : A Modeling Study [PDF]
, 2014 Article Accepted Date: Oct 7, 2013 Acknowledgments: We would like to thank all MMT centers' staff in Shiraz for their cooperation in this study. Funding Support: This study was funded and supported by the Tehran University of Medical Sciences.Peer ...
Javanbakht, Mehdi +2 more
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Cost-effectiveness of Methadone Maintenance Treatment in prevention of HIV among drug users in Shiraz, south of Iran [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The increase in high-risk injections and unsafe sexual behaviors has led to increased HIV infection prevalence among Intravenous Drug Users (IDUs). The high costs of HIV/AIDS care and low financial resources necessitate an economic evaluation
Heidari, A. +3 more
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The nature of methadone diversion in England: a Merseyside case study
Harm Reduction Journal, 2012 Background Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is a key element in treatment for opiate addiction; however concerns about the diversion of methadone remain. More current empirical data on methadone diversion are required. This research investigated the
Duffy Paul, Baldwin Helen
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Genome-Wide Pharmacogenomic Study on Methadone Maintenance Treatment Identifies SNP rs17180299 and Multiple Haplotypes on CYP2B6, SPON1, and GSG1L Associated with Plasma Concentrations of Methadone R- and S-enantiomers in Heroin-Dependent Patients. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2016 Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is commonly used for controlling opioid dependence, preventing withdrawal symptoms, and improving the quality of life of heroin-dependent patients.
Hsin-Chou Yang +7 more
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The Correlation between Methadone Dosage and Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Patients on Methadone Maintenance Treatment [PDF]
Addiction and Health, 2012 Background: Methadone Maintenance Treatment is a useful method for opioid dependents, which results in harm reduction and increased quality of life in opioid dependents.
Nooshin Parvaresh +3 more
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Report on Provider-Client Interaction From 68 Methadone Maintenance Clinics in China. [PDF]
, 2016 Provider-client interaction is an integral of clinical practice and central to the delivery of high-quality medical care. This article examines factors related to the provider-client interaction in the context of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT ...
Cao, Xiaobin +5 more
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Effects of drug substitution programs on offending among drug‐addicts
Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2009 Drug abusers are generally more involved in crime, in particular property crime, than people who are not drug abusers. Substitution programs have been developed in order to improve drug users' quality of life and to decrease their criminal involvement ...
Nicole Egli +4 more
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Impact of a methadone maintenance program on an Aboriginal community: a qualitative study [PDF]
, 2016 : Background: Methadone maintenance treatment programs implemented in Aboriginal communities have proven to be beneficial for the control of opioid addiction and its associated consequences, but the perceptions and opinions of different community members
Abboud, Saneea +5 more
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Selective Attention and Drug Related Attention Bias in Methadone Maintenance Patients [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 2011 One of the main problems of the drug abusers is drug related attention bias, which causes craving, and as a result drive the drug abusers to take narcotics. Methadone is used as a maintenance treatment for drug abusers.
Majid Nejati +2 more
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Genetic variants in NECTIN4 encoding an adhesion molecule are associated with continued opioid use.
PLoS ONE, 2020 Methadone is a synthetic opioid used as maintenance treatment for patients addicted to heroin. Skin irritation is one of the adverse events caused by opioid use.
Chiu-Ping Fang +9 more
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