A longitudinal and case-control study of dropout among drug users in methadone maintenance treatment in Haiphong, Vietnam

A longitudinal and case-control study of dropout among drug users in methadone maintenance treatment in Haiphong, Vietnam

Abstract Background Vietnam began providing methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) in 2008; as of June 2016, 44,479 persons who inject drugs (PWID) were in treatment in 57 provinces. However, 10–23% of patients were estimated to have dropped out of treatment during the first 2 years. We evaluated dropo...

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Main Authors: Pham Minh Khue, Nguyen Thi Tham, Dinh Thi Thanh Mai, Pham Van Thuc, Vu Minh Thuc, Pham Van Han, Christina Lindan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Drug use
Methadone maintenance treatment
Opioid substitution
Dropout
Vietnam
HIV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-017-0185-7

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