Engelsk titel: Methadone and buprenorphine - attractive on the street and outside treatment programs
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Författare:
Johnson, Björn
Email: bjorn.johnson@mah.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 19
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 11111247
Sammanfattning
Over the last ten years, maintenance treatment with methadone or buprenorphine has become an increasingly common form of treatment for Swedish opiate addicts. These medical drugs are effective in treatment, but they are also in demand on the illegal market. Research from countries with well-developed maintenance treatment show that a high proportion of opiate addicts use methadone or buprenorphine outside of treatment programmes. However, according to self-reporting studies of patients in methadone maintenance programmes, less than 10 percent admit to regularly selling or giving away their medication. This paradox may be due to methodological problems. In a new research project, researchers will therefore interview both patients and active drug users about whether or not they have used or sold these medical drugs illegally. A group of patients will be trained to conduct some of the interviews, to see if they receive other answer than the researchers.