Perceived barriers to methadone maintenance treatment among Iranian opioid users

Abstract Background Opioid use is a severe problem in Iran. Despite methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs being one of the most important treatment strategies for reducing individual and public harms associated with opioid use, a large proportion of Iranian patients refuse to participate in...

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Main Authors: Maryam Khazaee-Pool, Maryam Moeeni, Koen Ponnet, Arezoo Fallahi, Leila Jahangiri, Tahereh Pashaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-018-0787-z