Methadone Replacement Therapy Reduces Drug Addiction Cases

Published August 3, 2013

Methadone replacement therapy reduces drug addiction cases

Filed under: drug addiction treatment

THE methadone replacement therapy has managed to reduce the number of drug addiction cases, including for heroin, from 21,981 in 2005 to 7,180 in 2012. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said the treatment had also resulted in reduced …
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Help or Hurt? Outpatient Drug Treatment for the Homeless

Filed under: drug addiction treatment

These findings suggest that type of substance abuse may be overemphasized as a predictor of outpatient drug-free treatment retention, and that greater emphasis should be placed on tailoring treatment to patients' cultural, gender and vocational needs.
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