A pilot survey of attitudes and knowledge about opioid substitution therapy for HIV-infected prisoners.
Springer SA, Bruce RD. A pilot survey of attitudes and knowledge about opioid substitution therapy for HIV-infected prisoners. Journal Of Opioid Management 2008, 4: 81-6. PMID: 18557164, PMCID: PMC2476214, DOI: 10.5055/jom.2008.0012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid substitution therapySubstitution therapyAntiretroviral medicationsHIV riskDrug useOpioid-dependent prisonersConnecticut DepartmentPatient care capacityMaintenance therapyOpioid dependencyBUP treatmentTherapyReferral programBuprenorphineLess adherenceHIVMethadoneMinority of respondentsMajority of inmatesPilot studyAnonymous surveyMedicationsMore educationResults of answersAdherence