Opioid Substitution Treatment Planning in a Disaster Context: Perspectives from Emergency Management and Health Professionals in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) is a harm reduction strategy enabling opiate consumers to avoid withdrawal symptoms and maintain health and wellbeing. Some research shows that within a disaster context service disruptions and infrastructure damage affect OST services, including problems with acc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Denise Blake, Antonia Lyons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-11-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
OST
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/11/1122