Open AccessImpact of One-Year Methadone Maintenance Treatment in Heroin Users in Jiangsu Province, China
Author(s) -
Guohong Chen,
Takeo Fujiwara
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
substance abuse research and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.027
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1178-2218
DOI - 10.4137/sart.s2914
Subject(s) - heroin , context (archaeology) , medicine , china , methadone , methadone maintenance , heroin dependence , demography , environmental health , psychiatry , geography , drug , archaeology , sociology
Although the effectiveness of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is well-established in many countries, it is a relatively new therapy for heroin users in China. Jiangsu Province, a relatively wealthy province, set up 4 MMT clinics in February 2006. No previous studies have evaluated the impact of MMT in a wealthy Chinese province.
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