Commentary : Reaching Women Drug Users with Methadone Treatment and Other HIV Prevention Services in Tehran

The Dolan study shows that establishment of a methadone treatment clinic for women in Tehran, Iran, is a significant step toward addressing an urgent need: if the access threshold for services is lowered, uptake among female drug users is dramatic. Implementation of effective harm reduction and othe...

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Main Author:	Claeson, M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Ambulatory Care Facilities Opioid Analgesics Female HIV Infections Humans Islamic Republic of Iran Methadone Opiate Substitution Treatment Substance-Related Disorders Women's Health
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5067

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description	The Dolan study shows that establishment of a methadone treatment clinic for women in Tehran, Iran, is a significant step toward addressing an urgent need: if the access threshold for services is lowered, uptake among female drug users is dramatic. Implementation of effective harm reduction and other HIV prevention for women should interest policymakers, program managers, and providers in the drug prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation community, and in the HIV community at large - in and beyond Iran.
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title	Commentary : Reaching Women Drug Users with Methadone Treatment and Other HIV Prevention Services in Tehran
title_short	Commentary : Reaching Women Drug Users with Methadone Treatment and Other HIV Prevention Services in Tehran
title_full	Commentary : Reaching Women Drug Users with Methadone Treatment and Other HIV Prevention Services in Tehran
title_fullStr	Commentary : Reaching Women Drug Users with Methadone Treatment and Other HIV Prevention Services in Tehran
title_full_unstemmed	Commentary : Reaching Women Drug Users with Methadone Treatment and Other HIV Prevention Services in Tehran
title_sort	commentary : reaching women drug users with methadone treatment and other hiv prevention services in tehran
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Commentary : Reaching Women Drug Users with Methadone Treatment and Other HIV Prevention Services in Tehran

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