“It’s like ‘liquid handcuffs”: The effects of take-home dosing policies on Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) patients’ lives

“It’s like ‘liquid handcuffs”: The effects of take-home dosing policies on Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) patients’ lives

Abstract Background Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) is widely recognized as one of the most effective ways of reducing risk of overdose, arrest, and transmission of blood-borne viruses like HIV and HCV among people that use opioids. Yet, MMT’s use of restrictive take-home dose policies that fo...

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Main Authors: David Frank, Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, David C. Perlman, Suzan M. Walters, Laura Curran, Honoria Guarino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT)
Take-home doses
Methadone clinics
Harm reduction
Patients’ rights
Stigma
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00535-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00535-y

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