title: Opioid substitution: improving cost-efficiency.
authors.forename: Sheena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008691:Methadone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D057545:Social Stigma; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications* / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone
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