Report on the first government-funded opioid substitution programme for heroin users in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
Background. Although pharmacological opioid substitution treatment (OST) is a well-established treatment modality for heroin addiction, it is a relatively recent introduction in low- and middle-income countries. Objective. To report on a pilot OST programme initiated in 2013 that was the only pub...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Health and Medical Publishing Group
2017-06-01
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| Series: | South African Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/11913/8075 |