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Substitution Treatment for Opiate-Dependent Persons

open access: yes, 2022
Methadone substitution treatment is the standard, evidence-based treatment for opiate dependence in most countries. Many studies have evaluated its effectiveness, demonstrating reductions in heroin use, risk behavior (related to injecting drugs) and drug-
Jessica De Maeyer   +1 more
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The Continued Care of Pregnant Women Receiving Opiate Substitution Treatment by Midwives

Substance Abuse, 2014
Background The care of pregnant women receiving opiate substitution treatment (OST) is generally provided by a variety of health care professionals. Midwives working in prenatal consultations take part in this continued care and may meet with their patients several times throughout the pregnancy, which can have ...
Nassir Messaadi   +2 more
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Economic evaluation: A comparison of methadone versus buprenorphine for opiate substitution treatment

open access: yesDrug and Alcohol Dependence, 2013
The cost of opiate substitution is usually considered lower in cost when methadone is used, as compared to that of buprenorphine, however the overall cost effectiveness of substitution programmes comparing the two drugs remains largely unknown.We evaluated the treatment cost and effectiveness of methadone and buprenorphine when used in an opiate ...
Maas, Jim   +4 more
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Regaining control: The patient experience of supervised compared with unsupervised consumption in opiate substitution treatment

open access: yesDrug and Alcohol Review, 2013
AbstractIntroduction and AimsSupervised consumption of opiate substitution treatment is standard practice in the UK yet little is known about the patient experience of this treatment modality. This study aimed to assess the patient experience of receiving supervised compared with unsupervised consumption of methadone or buprenorphine.Design and ...
Notley, Caitlin   +4 more
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Benzodiazepine maintenance in opiate substitution treatment: Good or bad? A retrospective primary care case-note review

open access: yesJournal of Psychopharmacology, 2017
Background: Co-prescribing benzodiazepines to patients in opiate substitution treatment is controversial and often alleged to increase mortality. In an inner-London general practice, patients with problematic benzodiazepine co-dependence were allowed ...
Streel, Emmanuel, Bakker, Adam
exaly   +2 more sources

The cost of concordance with opiate substitution treatment guidelines

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2010
The Multisite Opiate Substitution Treatment study compared four opioid substitution programs that were highly concordant with clinical practice guidelines to four programs that were less concordant. Program staff were surveyed, and consenting new patients from highly concordant (n = 164) and less-concordant programs (n = 91) were assessed.
Paul G, Barnett   +2 more
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Misuse of Alcohol During Opiate Substitution Treatment

Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment, 2010
Although alcohol misuse is a common phenomenon during opiate substitution treatment, the etiologic explanations advanced for it are generally no more than speculative. To identify differences in alexithymia, self-esteem, and temperament among patients undergoing methadone or buprenorphine substitution treatment having excessive alcohol consumption ...
Charles-Edouard Rengade, Raymund Schwan
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[Substitution Treatment for Opiate Addicts in Forensic Hospitals under the Penal System].

Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie, 2022
Opiate addiction is common among offenders, and many opiate-dependent lawbreakers are treated in the correctional system according to § 64 STGB. While substitution treatment in prisons has become common practice, substitution treatment in forensic hospitals in the traditionally abstinence-oriented prison system is controversial and also varies from ...
Michael, Soyka, Herbert, Steinböck
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