Perceived barriers to methadone maintenance treatment among Iranian opioid users

• Main Authors: Maryam Khazaee-Pool (Author), Maryam Moeeni (Author), Koen Ponnet (Author), Arezoo Fallahi (Author), Leila Jahangiri (Author), Tahereh Pashaei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Opioid use is a severe problem in Iran. Despite methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs being one of the most important treatment strategies for reducing individual and public harms associated with opioid use, a large proportion of Iranian patients refuse to participate in...