'This is hardcore': a qualitative study exploring service users' experiences of Heroin-Assisted Treatment (HAT) in Middlesbrough, England

• Main Authors: Fleur Riley (Author), Magdalena Harris (Author), Hannah Louise Poulter (Author), Helen J. Moore (Author), Daniel Ahmed (Author), Graham Towl (Author), Tammi Walker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Heroin-Assisted Treatment (HAT) is well evidenced internationally to improve health and social outcomes for people dependent on opioids who have not been helped by traditional treatment options. Despite this evidence base, England has been slow to implement HAT. The first service...