Journal article
The case against forced methadone detox in the US prisons
- Abstract:
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Methadone maintenance therapy is a cost-effective, evidence-based treatment for heroin dependence. In the USA, a majority of heroin-dependent offenders are forced to detox from methadone when incarcerated. Recent research published in The Lancet has demonstrated the negative health and economic outcomes associated with such policies (Rich, J. D., McKenzie, M., Larney, S., Wong, J. B., Tran, L., Clarke, J. et al. (2015). Methadone Continuation Versus Forced Withdrawal on Incarceration in a Com...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Public Health Ethics Journal website
- Volume:
- 12
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 89-93
- Publication date:
- 2016-11-19
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-10-09
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1754-9981
- ISSN:
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1754-9973
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:650654
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uuid:38567c58-47c2-4b26-b33f-45d66b80d283
- Local pid:
- pubs:650654
- Deposit date:
- 2016-10-12
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- Copyright holder:
- D'Hotman et al
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © The Authors 2016. Published by Oxford University Press. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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