Nasal administration of diacetylmorphine improved the adherence in a patient receiving heroin-assisted treatment

• Main Authors: Maximilian Meyer (Author), Jean N. Westenberg (Author), Johannes Strasser (Author), Kenneth M. Dürsteler (Author), Undine E. Lang (Author), Michael Krausz (Author), Marc Vogel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Traditional heroin-assisted treatment in Switzerland consists of oral and injectable diacetylmorphine (pharmaceutical heroin) administration. To date, no suitable treatment option is available for patients who crave rapid onset ("rush") but are either unable to inject o...