Farrell, Michael and Marsden, John (1999) Opiate substitution treatment combined with appropriate psychosocial interventions. Journal of Health Gain, 3, (3), p. 20.
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This paper outlines the benefits of several opiate agonists in reducing health risks and criminal behaviour. The paper focuses not only methadone programmes, but also the use of newer mu ophoid agonists such as levo-alpha-acetylmethadol (LAAM), which has been approved for use in American clinics. The paper cautions against take home doses of this opiate agonist due to its late onset of reaction, which could lead to overdose.
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