Fifteen years of heroin-assisted treatment in a Swiss prison—a retrospective cohort study

Fifteen years of heroin-assisted treatment in a Swiss prison—a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background In the context of the current US opioid crisis and the compelling fact that a quarter to a third of all those addicted to heroin pass through its prisons and jails each year, the care of incarcerated opioid-using individuals (OUI) needs to be improved. Aims Little has been publis...

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Main Authors: Michael Liebrenz, Alex Gamma, Anna Buadze, Roman Schleifer, Stéphanie Baggio, Bruce Schwartz, Andres Schneeberger, Ambros Uchtenhagen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Heroin-assisted treatment
Prison
Jail
Incarceration
Opioid crisis
Opioid-using individuals
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-020-00412-0

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