Methadone maintenance therapy versus no opioid replacement therapy for opioid dependence

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Courtney Breen · National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs

Jo Kimber · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Marina Davoli · Azienda Sanitaria Locale Roma 3

Abstract

Methadone is an effective maintenance therapy intervention for the treatment of heroin dependence as it retains patients in treatment and decreases heroin use better than treatments that do not utilise opioid replacement therapy. It does not show a statistically significant superior effect on criminal activity or mortality.

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Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Treatment of Major Depression

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Published in: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd002209.pub2

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Methadone maintenance therapy versus no opioid replacement therapy for opioid dependence

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