%0 Journal Article %J Bulletin of the World Health Organization %D 2013 %T Implementing methadone maintenance treatment in prisons in Malaysia. %A Wickersham, Jeffrey A %A Marcus, Ruthanne %A Kamarulzaman, Adeeba %A Zahari, Muhammad Muhsin %A Altice, Frederick L %K Adult %K Female %K Harm Reduction %K Health Plan Implementation %K HIV Infections %K Humans %K Malaysia %K Male %K Methadone %K Opiate Substitution Treatment %K Prisons %K Substance Abuse, Intravenous %N 2 %P 124-9 %R 10.2471/BLT.12.109132 %V 91 %X 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. %8 2013 Feb 1