title: Literature on methadone maintenance clinics.
abstract: The literature on the impact of methadone maintenance clinics is presented and it is pointed out that only a very tentative evaluation can be made. The authors themselves, however, are opposed to these clinics based on the balance of the evidence available.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Athens.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Liappas
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Jenner
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vicente
mesh_terms: D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone