title: Social and drug-taking behaviour of 'maintained' opiate addicts.
abstract: The roles of the prescribing of maintenance methadone and prescribing injectable drugs in the management of opiate addicts have become subjects of active debate since the advent of HIV. Data are presented on the social circumstances and drug-taking behaviour of 26 opiate addicts who had been receiving maintenance methadone (24 of whom had been receiving at least part of the prescription as injectible methadone ampoules.
authors.affiliation: Drug Dependence Clinical Research & Treatment Unit, Maudsley and Bethlem Royal Hospitals, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strang
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johns
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gossop
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013222:State Medicine
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone