Cantonal opioid agonist treatment authorisation systems – a mixed-method qualitative investigation

BACKGROUND AND AIM: In Switzerland, a cantonal authorisation is required to introduce opioid agonist treatments (OAT). We investigated and compared the terms of these cantonal OAT authorisations throughout Switzerland. The primary objective was to determine how the overseeing cantonal officials imp...

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Main Authors: Caroline Schmitt-Koopmann, Carole-Anne Baud, Stéphanie Beuriot, Valérie Junod, Barbara Broers, Olivier Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2024-06-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Online Access:https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/3629