Open AccessOpioid treatment in Ukraine risks losing momentum
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
bulletin of the world health organization
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.459
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1564-0604
pISSN - 0042-9686
DOI - 10.2471/blt.13.020213
Subject(s) - medicine , opioid , receptor
Ukraine has made progress in introducing opioid substitution therapy since 2004, but the coverage of these services remains inadequate while injecting drug use continues to drive the country's HIV epidemic. Gary Humphreys reports.