Sex work involvement among women with long-term opioid injection drug dependence who enter opioid agonist treatment

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Substitution with opioid-agonists (e.g., methadone) has shown to be an effective treatment for chronic long-term opioid dependency. Survival sex work, very common among injection drug users, has been associated with poor Opioid Agoni...

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Main Authors: Marchand Kirsten, Oviedo-Joekes Eugenia, Guh Daphne, Marsh David C, Brissette Suzanne, Schechter Martin T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
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Online Access:http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/9/1/8