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Methadone maintenance treatment: dispelling myths and recovering truths
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Review
Methadone maintenance treatment: dispelling myths and recovering truths
N J Med.
1993 Nov.
Abstract
Methadone maintenance treatment has allowed for stabilization and normalization in the lives of hundreds of thousands of chronic opiate addicts. This article reviews methadone treatment and dispels some myths and recovers some truths about this treatment.
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