The complex relation between access to opioid agonist therapy and diversion of opioid medications: a case example of large-scale misuse of buprenorphine in the Czech Republic

The complex relation between access to opioid agonist therapy and diversion of opioid medications: a case example of large-scale misuse of buprenorphine in the Czech Republic

Abstract Opioid agonist therapy (OAT) has been available in a standard regime in the Czech Republic since 2000. Buprenorphine is the leading medication, while methadone is available only in a few specialised centres. There is an important leakage of buprenorphine onto the illicit market, and the maj...

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Main Authors: Viktor Mravčík, Barbara Janíková, Barbora Drbohlavová, Petr Popov, Alessandro Pirona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Opioid substitution treatment
Buprenorphine
Diversion
Illicit market
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-018-0268-0

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