title: Russia: district court upholds legal ban on opioid substitution treatment.
abstract: On 27 May 2011, the Leninsky district court of Kaliningrad Region upheld the refusal of the Ministry of Health of Kaliningrad Region to ensure access to opioid substitution therapy (OST) as an effective treatment for opioid dependence and an effective intervention for HIV prevention among people who inject drugs.
authors.lastname: Golichenko
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012426:Russia