Publication: Feasibility of buprenorphine and methadone maintenance programmes among users of home made opioids in Ukraine
Feasibility of buprenorphine and methadone maintenance programmes among users of home made opioids in Ukraine
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Schaub, M. P., Chtenguelov, V., Subata, E., Weiler, G., & Uchtenhagen, A. (2010). Feasibility of buprenorphine and methadone maintenance programmes among users of home made opioids in Ukraine. International Journal of Drug Policy, 21(3), 229–233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.10.005
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BACKGROUND: Opioid substitution therapy (OST) in the Ukraine was not provided until 2004. Methadone maintenance therapy only became available in May 2008. Injecting drug users in Ukraine are predominantly injecting self-made opioid solution ('Shirka'). A feasibility study on buprenorphine and methadone maintenance treatment was conducted in 2008. METHODS: A total of 331 opioid dependent patients were given buprenorphine (n=191) or methadone (n=140) as a substitute, and a survey of substance use, HIV transmission risks, and legal and s
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- Chtenguelov, V
- Subata, E
- Weiler, G
- Uchtenhagen, Ambros
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Schaub, M. P., Chtenguelov, V., Subata, E., Weiler, G., & Uchtenhagen, A. (2010). Feasibility of buprenorphine and methadone maintenance programmes among users of home made opioids in Ukraine. International Journal of Drug Policy, 21(3), 229–233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.10.005