Barriers to retention in methadone maintenance therapy among people who inject drugs in Bangkok, Thailand: a mixed-methods study

• Main Authors: Kanna Hayashi (Author), Lianping Ti (Author), Prempreeda Pramoj Na Ayutthaya (Author), Paisan Suwannawong (Author), Karyn Kaplan (Author), Will Small (Author), Thomas Kerr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is a mainstay for treating opioid use disorder and preventing and managing HIV among people who inject drugs (PWID). While previous research suggested low dosing of methadone and high rates of discontinuation of MMT among PWID in Thailand, litt...