Opioid Maintenance Treatment as a Harm Reduction Tool for Opioid-Dependent Individuals in New York City: The Need to Expand Access to Buprenorphine/Naloxone in Marginalized Populations

Autor:	Herman Joseph, Chunki Fong, Terry Furst, Perrine Roux, Sandra D. Comer, Sharon Stancliff
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Harm reduction medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Opioid dependent Medicine (miscellaneous) General Medicine Opiate Substitution Treatment Heroin Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Opioid Naloxone medicine Young adult business Psychiatry Buprenorphine medicine.drug
Zdroj:	Journal of Addictive Diseases. 31:278-287
ISSN:	1545-0848 1055-0887
DOI:	10.1080/10550887.2012.694603
Popis:	The aim of this pilot study was to assess the effectiveness of buprenorphine/naloxone (BUP/NX) among marginalized, opioid-dependent individuals in terms of retention in and cycling into and out of a harm-reduction program. This pilot study enrolled 100 participants and followed them from November 2005 to July 2008. The overall proportion of patients retained in the program at the end of 3, 6, 9, and 12 months was 68%, 63%, 56%, and 42%, respectively. This pilot study demonstrated that BUP/NX could be successfully used to treat marginalized heroin users.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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