Premium
Mortality associated with New South Wales methadone programs
Author(s) -
Vormfelde Stefan V,
Poser Wolfgang
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb123729.x
Subject(s) - clinical pharmacology , library science , medicine , pharmacology , computer science
Director, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent's Hospital, 366 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010. awodak@stvincents.com.au 1, Caplehorn JAM, Dalton MSYN, Haldar F, et al. Methadone maintenance and addicts' risk of fatal heroin overdose, Subst Use Misuse 1996; 31: 177-196, 2, Caplehorn JAM, Drummer OH, Mortality associated with New South Wales methadone programs in 1994: lives lost and saved. MedJAust 1999; 170: 104-109. 3. Grbnbladh IL, Ohlund LS, Gunne LM. Mortality in heroin addiction: impact of methadone treatment. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1990; 82: 223-227. 4, Gaughwin M, Kliewer E, Ali A, et al. The prescription of methadone for opiate dependence in Australia, 1985-1991. Med J Aust 1993; 159: 107-108. 5, Transcript of Proceedings. Case 0101924/94. New South Wales Coroner's Court, Glebe, Thursday, 15 June 1995: