Add to ORKGWe surveyed all prisoner patients in Wheatfield Prison (Dublin, Ireland) on methadone programmes on 3 October 2011. Socio-demographic and medical data were recorded. Basic descriptive statistics were used. 119 out of 664 prisoners were on methadone treatment. Almost two thirds of patients were on 60 mg or less doses of methadone. Half of the patients on methadone were prescribed other psychotropic medications. Over one third of patients had an unknown HIV, HBV and HCV status. Drug treatment and in particular OST are an integral part of healthcare provision in prison settings. More extensive screening of Blood-Borne Virus infections in this population is required. Prisoner patients on methadone treatment appear to have a high level of psychi...
Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV are more prevalent in drug users than in the general population, an...
Background Methadone effectively alleviates psychiatric disorders. ...
Background: Despite barriers to its use in many settings, opioid agonist therapy with methadone has ...
The purpose of this study was to examine whether methadone maintenance treatment reduces injecting r...
This study, which was based in Ireland's main committal prison, used semi-structured interviews and ...
EDITOR,--HIV can spread rapidly among injecting drug users in prison, even when HIV prevalence is lo...
This paper uses the New South Wales experience with methadone maintenance treatment in prison to add...
Objective: To evaluate the impact of methadone dose on post-release retention in treatment among HIV...
In the United States, vigorous enforcement of drug laws and stricter sentencing guidelines over the ...
Accurate up-to-date data on the extent of drug use and the prevalence of blood-borne viruses among t...
At the end of June there were 9,500 people in Ireland on methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). Of t...
ABSTRACT In the United States, vigorous enforcement of drug laws and stricter sentencing guidelines ...
BACKGROUND: As one of the most important components of harm reduction strategy for high-risk groups...
Objective: Substance abuse is commonly associated with psychiatric disorders including mood disorder...
Background As one of the most important components of harm reduction strategy for high-risk groups...
Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV are more prevalent in drug users than in the general population, an...
Background Methadone effectively alleviates psychiatric disorders. ...
Background: Despite barriers to its use in many settings, opioid agonist therapy with methadone has ...
The purpose of this study was to examine whether methadone maintenance treatment reduces injecting r...
This study, which was based in Ireland's main committal prison, used semi-structured interviews and ...
EDITOR,--HIV can spread rapidly among injecting drug users in prison, even when HIV prevalence is lo...
This paper uses the New South Wales experience with methadone maintenance treatment in prison to add...
Objective: To evaluate the impact of methadone dose on post-release retention in treatment among HIV...
In the United States, vigorous enforcement of drug laws and stricter sentencing guidelines over the ...
Accurate up-to-date data on the extent of drug use and the prevalence of blood-borne viruses among t...
At the end of June there were 9,500 people in Ireland on methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). Of t...
ABSTRACT In the United States, vigorous enforcement of drug laws and stricter sentencing guidelines ...
BACKGROUND: As one of the most important components of harm reduction strategy for high-risk groups...
Objective: Substance abuse is commonly associated with psychiatric disorders including mood disorder...
Background As one of the most important components of harm reduction strategy for high-risk groups...
Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV are more prevalent in drug users than in the general population, an...
Background Methadone effectively alleviates psychiatric disorders. ...
Background: Despite barriers to its use in many settings, opioid agonist therapy with methadone has ...