Current and Potential Pharmacological Treatment Options for Maintenance Therapy in Opioid-Dependent Individuals
Tetrault JM, Fiellin DA. Current and Potential Pharmacological Treatment Options for Maintenance Therapy in Opioid-Dependent Individuals. Drugs 2012, 72: 217-228. PMID: 22235870, PMCID: PMC3701303, DOI: 10.2165/11597520-000000000-00000.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsOpioid dependenceMaintenance treatmentDrug useHepatitis C virus transmissionOpioid agonist maintenanceOpioid agonist medicationsPotential pharmacological treatment optionsC virus transmissionPharmacological treatment optionsInjection drug useOpioid-dependent individualsDirect healthcare costsIllicit opioid usersHIV risk behaviorsGlobal economic burdenIllicit drug useTerms of HIVSustained-release formulationMaintenance therapyAgonist medicationsOpioid antagonistAgonist maintenanceTreatment optionsOpioid usersImproved outcomes