Safety and feasibility of intranasal heroin-assisted treatment: 4-week preliminary findings from a Swiss multicentre observational study

Safety and feasibility of intranasal heroin-assisted treatment: 4-week preliminary findings from a Swiss multicentre observational study

Abstract Background Heroin-assisted treatment (HAT) is effective for individuals with severe opioid use disorder (OUD) who do not respond sufficiently to other opioid agonist treatments. It is mostly offered with injectable diacetylmorphine (DAM) or DAM tablets creating a barrier for individuals who...

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Main Authors: Marc Vogel, Maximilian Meyer, Jean N. Westenberg, Adrian Kormann, Olivier Simon, Roba Salim Hassan Fadlelseed, Markus Kurmann, Rebecca Bröer, Nathalie Devaud, Ulrike Sanwald, Sophie Baumgartner, Hannes Binder, Johannes Strasser, R. Michael Krausz, Thilo Beck, Kenneth M. Dürsteler, Luis Falcato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Diacetylmorphine
Diamorphine
Heroin-assisted treatment
Substitution
Route of administration
Opioid agonist treatment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00731-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00731-y

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