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Methadone Maintenance vs 180-Day Psychosocially Enriched Detoxification for Treatment of Opioid Dependence

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The article was published on 2017-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 358 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Methadone maintenance & Detoxification.

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Outpatient Treatment Engagement and Abstinence Rates Following Inpatient Opioid Detoxification

TL;DR: Most patients successfully detoxified from opioids, but very few remained engaged and stabilized in abstinence-oriented outpatient treatment, including the availability of naltrexone.
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Process evaluation of an out-patient detoxification service.

TL;DR: The ODS met its goals, providing a safe and effective supervised withdrawal to local residents, especially women, young people and those withdrawing from benzodiazepines who had significant substance dependence, impairment and previous alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment.

Review of research on substitute prescribing for opiate dependence and implications for Northern Ireland.

TL;DR: An international review of both clinical and observational studies found that programme regulations such as supervised consumption of methadone appears to reduce methamphetamine-related deaths and it was recommended that reduction programmes be an option for heroin users as well.
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Methadone is a medication, not an addiction.

TL;DR: These patients are maintained on metha-done as treatment for comorbid opiate dependence and have previously largely been excluded from transplan-tation without convincing evidence supporting this exclusion.
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