Title | Implementing methadone maintenance treatment in prisons in Malaysia. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | Wickersham, Jeffrey A., Ruthanne Marcus, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Muhammad Muhsin Zahari, and Frederick L. Altice |
Journal | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
Volume | 91 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 124-9 |
Date Published | 2013 Feb 1 |
ISSN | 1564-0604 |
Keywords | Adult, Female, Harm Reduction, Health Plan Implementation, HIV Infections, Humans, Malaysia, Male, Methadone, Opiate Substitution Treatment, Prisons, Substance Abuse, Intravenous |
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. |
DOI | 10.2471/BLT.12.109132 |
Alternate Journal | Bull. World Health Organ. |