| 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. |
