ABSTINENCE OF ILLICIT DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO IN THETREATMENT WITH METHADONE

BACKGROUND To assess the use of illicit drugs, alcohol and tobacco as one of the predictors of successfultreatment of heroin addiction with methadone. For the assessment of health status of thepatients the absence of infections with viruses of hepatitis B, C and HIV is also important. METHODS Questi...

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Main Author: Jasna Čuk Rupnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2008-06-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/485