Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program in Prisons from the Perspective of Medical and non-Medical Prison Staff: A Qualitative Study in Iran

• Main Authors: Ghobad Moradi (Author), Marzieh Farnia (Author), Mostafa Shokoohi (Author), Mohammad Shahbazi (Author), Babak Moazen (Author), Khaled Rahmani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background As one of the most important components of harm reduction strategy for high-risk groups, following the HIV epidemics, Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) has been initiated in prisoners since 2003. In this paper, we aimed to assess the advantages and shortcomings of the MMT program from...