Economic, social, and clinic influences on opioid treatment program retention in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are associated with positive health outcomes. People remaining on MOUD have a reduced likelihood of drug overdose and mortality. Tanzania supports a national opioid treatment program (OTP) offering MOUD, but retention is a continual chal...

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Published in:	Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Main Authors:	Deja Knight, Iddi Haruna Nkya, Nora Solon West, Cui Yang, Michael Kidorf, Carl Latkin, Haneefa T. Saleem
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-03-01
Subjects:	Medications for opioid use disorder Opioid treatment Retention Qualitative Tanzania
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-023-00374-1