Regaining control: The patient experience of supervised compared with unsupervised consumption in opiate substitution treatment

Caitlin Notley, Richard Holland, Vivienne Maskrey, Jessica Nagar, Christos Kouimtsidis

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Abstract

Supervised consumption of opiate substitution treatment is standard practice in the UK yet little is known about the patient experience of this treatment modality. This study aimed to assess the patient experience of receiving supervised compared with unsupervised consumption of methadone or buprenorphine.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)64-70
Number of pages7
JournalDrug and Alcohol Review
Volume33
Issue number1
Early online date20 Nov 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2014

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