Feasibility and outcome of substitution treatment of heroin-dependent patients in specialized substitution centers and primary care facilities in Germany: A naturalistic study in 2694 patients

Background: In many countries, buprenorphine and methadone are licensed for the maintenance treatment (MT) of opioid dependence. Despite many short-term studies, little is known about the long-term (12-month) effects of these treatments in different settings, i.e. primary care-based (PMC) and specia...

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Main Authors: Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich, Apelt, Sabine M., Soyka, Michael, Gastpar, Markus, Backmund, Markus, Gölz, Jörg, Kraus, Michael R., Tretter, Felix, Schäfer, Martin, Siegert, Jens, Scherbaum, Norbert, Rehm, Jürgen, Bühringer, Gerhard
Other Authors: Technische Universität Dresden, Fakultät Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden 2013
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-110756
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-110756
http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/11075/1044_PP.pdf