The Decade-Long Chinese Methadone Maintenance Therapy Yields Large Population and Economic Benefits for Drug Users in Reducing Harm, HIV and HCV Disease Burden

• Main Authors: Lei Zhang (Author), Xia Zou (Author), Yong Xu (Author), Nick Medland (Author), Liwei Deng (Author), Yin Liu (Author), Shu Su (Author), Li Ling (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: We aimed to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the population impact of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) for its future program planning.Methods: We conducted a literature review of the effects of MMT in China on HIV and HCV disease burden, injecting, and sexual behaviors and dru...