The Decade-Long Chinese Methadone Maintenance Therapy Yields Large Population and Economic Benefits for Drug Users in Reducing Harm, HIV and HCV Disease Burden

The Decade-Long Chinese Methadone Maintenance Therapy Yields Large Population and Economic Benefits for Drug Users in Reducing Harm, HIV and HCV Disease Burden

Objectives: We aimed to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the population impact of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) for its future program planning.Methods: We conducted a literature review of the effects of MMT in China on HIV and HCV disease burden, injecting, and sexual behaviors and dru...

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Main Authors: Lei Zhang, Xia Zou, Yong Xu, Nick Medland, Liwei Deng, Yin Liu, Shu Su, Li Ling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
methadone maintenance treatment
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis C
mathematical model
economic benefit
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00327/full

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