Editorial commentary: successful methadone delivery in East Africa and its global implications

Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Sep 1;59(5):743-4. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu387. Epub 2014 May 22.

Authors

Andy Guise¹, Michel Kazatchkine², Tim Rhodes³, Steffanie A Strathdee⁴

Affiliations

¹ Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Brighton, United Kingdom.
² United Nations Secretary-General Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
⁴ Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego.

PMID: 24855151
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu387

No abstract available

Keywords: East Africa; HIV; methadone; opioid dependence; people who inject drugs.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Female
HIV Infections / prevention & control*
Humans
Male
Medication Adherence*
Methadone / therapeutic use*
Opiate Substitution Treatment*

Substances

Methadone