@article {3793, title = {Implementing methadone maintenance treatment in prisons in Malaysia.}, journal = {Bulletin of the World Health Organization}, volume = {91}, year = {2013}, month = {2013 Feb 1}, pages = {124-9}, abstract = {In Malaysia, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is highly concentrated among people who inject opioids. For this reason, the country undertook a three-phase roll-out of a methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programme. In Phase 3, described in this paper, MMT was implemented within prisons and retention in care was assessed.}, keywords = {Adult, Female, Harm Reduction, Health Plan Implementation, HIV Infections, Humans, Malaysia, Male, Methadone, Opiate Substitution Treatment, Prisons, Substance Abuse, Intravenous}, issn = {1564-0604}, doi = {10.2471/BLT.12.109132}, author = {Wickersham, Jeffrey A and Marcus, Ruthanne and Kamarulzaman, Adeeba and Zahari, Muhammad Muhsin and Altice, Frederick L} }