Renal failure and treatment of a methadone maintenance patient.
A 30-year-old veteran heroin addict being treated with methadone maintenance suffered renal failure. He underwent haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and cadaveric renal transplantation while being maintained on methodone. This report illustrates long-term treatment of heroin addicts with renal failure.
D000328:Adult; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D008691:Methadone