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The Case against Forced Methadone Detox in the US Prisons

Methadone maintenance therapy is a cost-effective, evidence-based treatment for heroin dependence. In the USA, a majority of heroin-dependent offenders are forced to detox from methadone when incarcerated. Recent research published in The Lancet has demonstrated the negative health and economic outc...

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Autores principales: D’Hotman, Daniel, Pugh, Jonathan, Douglas, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6415724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30891098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/phe/phw040