Opioid Substitution Therapy in Resource Poor-Settings
- Michelle Kermode, Nick Crofts, M Suresh Kumar & Jimmy Dorabjee. Opioid Substitution Therapy in Resource Poor-Settings. World Health Organization Bulletin. 89, 2011.
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An article describing the need for better prevention of HIV transmission among and from injecting drug users in resource-poor settings. Opioid substitution therapy (OST) programs are effective in substantially reducing illicit opiate use, HIV risk behaviors, death from overdose and criminal activity, and financial and other stresses on drug users and their families. Yet, the article highlights the substantial global inequity in access to OST between developed and resource-poor countries. India is mentioned as a good example of a developing country that is gradually integrating the provision of opioid substitution therapy into public health policies and programs.
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Opioid Substitution Therapy in Resource Poor-Settings
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Keywords:
addiction/dependence,
buprenorphine,
drug treatment,
HIV/AIDS,
injecting drug use,
MAT/OST/Pharmacotherapy,
methadone,
Methadone Maintenance Therapy,
national drug policy,
UN system,
World Health Organization
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Countries:
India
