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Substitution therapy for heroin addiction

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2002
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Bell, J., Dru, A., Fischer, B., Levit, S., & Sarfraz, M. A. (2002). Substitution therapy for heroin addiction. Substance Use & Misuse, 37, 1149–1178. https://doi.org/10.1081/JA-120004176

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Substitution treatment for heroin addiction, defined here as maintenance prescribing of opioid agonist drugs to opioid dependent subjects, has increased in the last decade. The recent history of substitution treatment in five countries--Canada, the U.K., Australia, Israel, and France--is reviewed. In all five countries, the critical issues around substitution treatment are similar. The first key issue concerns the balance between making treatment accessible and attractive, and minimizing diversion to the black market. The second issue

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  • Bell, J
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  • Dru, A
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  • Fischer, B
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  • Levit, S
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  • Sarfraz, M A
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37

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8-10

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1149

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1178

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English

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2002

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2014-05-13

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1082-6084

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Bell, J., Dru, A., Fischer, B., Levit, S., & Sarfraz, M. A. (2002). Substitution therapy for heroin addiction. Substance Use & Misuse, 37, 1149–1178. https://doi.org/10.1081/JA-120004176

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