Controlled trial of prescribed heroin in the treatment of opioid addiction.

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This study aimed to assess the efficacy of the prescription of intravenous diacetylmorphine (DAM) versus oral methadone with medical and psychosocial support, with a view of improving physical and mental health as well as social integration among socially excluded, opioid-dependent individuals for whom standard treatments have failed.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Subst Abuse Treat

Title: Journal of substance abuse treatment

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN: 0740-5472

ISSN (Print): 0740-5472

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2006

Volume: 31

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada 18080, Spain.

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Publisher Item ID: S0740-5472(06)00109-7

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.04.007

PubMed ID: 16919749

SO-VID: af383ebf-a730-4e21-b234-d8ef2c0f7e25

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