Heroin-assisted treatment
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heroin-assisted-treatment-195-12339577
title:
Heroin-assisted treatment
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Heroin-assisted treatment (HAT), or diamorphine-assisted treatment, refers to a type of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) where semi-synthetic heroin is prescribed to opiate addicts who do not benefit from, or cannot tolerate, treatment with one of the established drugs used in opiate replacement therapy such as methadone or buprenorphine. For this group of patients, heroin-assisted treatment has proven superior in improving their social and health situation. Heroin-assisted treatment is fully
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Prescribing of semi-synthetic heroin
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin-assisted_treatment
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2024-03-03T07:27:58Z
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