Implementation opportunities for scaling up methadone maintenance treatment in Kyrgyzstan: Methadone dosage and retention on treatment over two years

Implementation opportunities for scaling up methadone maintenance treatment in Kyrgyzstan: Methadone dosage and retention on treatment over two years

Background: Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is the most effective and cost-effective strategy to control HIV in Central Asian countries, where the epidemic is concentrated among people who inject drugs (PWID) who use opioids. Methods: Using data from a prospective observational database of all...

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Main Authors: Roman Ivasiy, Lynn M. Madden, Scott O. Farnum, Natalia Shumskaya, Samy J. Galvez de Leon, Daniel J. Bromberg, Ainura Kurmanalieva, Aibek Duishenaliev, Ruslan Tokubaev, Frederick L. Altice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Subjects:
Methadone
Dosage
People who inject drugs (PWID)
Opioids
HIV prevention
Implementation science
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772724622000518

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