P.15.11 A PROSPECTIVE CONTROLLED TRIAL ON THE EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY OF ANTIVIRAL THERAPY IN ILLICIT DRUG USERS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C RECEIVING METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. S187
Author(s):  
N. Cazzagon ◽  
V. Baldo ◽  
E. Minola ◽  
A. Floreani
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Antiviral Therapy ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis C ◽  
Methadone Maintenance Treatment ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Maintenance Treatment ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Methadone Maintenance ◽  
Controlled Trial

scholarly journals A randomized, controlled trial of triple antiviral therapy as initial treatment of chronic hepatitis C in HIV-infected patients☆

2004 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 312-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Puoti ◽  
Barbara Zanini ◽  
Gian Paolo Quinzan ◽  
Laura Ravasio ◽  
Giuseppe Paraninfo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Antiviral Therapy ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis C ◽  
Initial Treatment ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Defunding the Poor: The Impact of Lost access to Subsidized Methadone Maintenance Treatment on Women Injection Drug Users

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 923-942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly R. Knight ◽  
Marsha Rosenbaum ◽  
Margaret S. Kelley ◽  
Jeanette Irwin ◽  
Allyson Washburn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methadone Maintenance Treatment ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Maintenance Treatment ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Methadone Maintenance ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Heroin Use ◽  
The Impact

Qualitative data from women defunded from a subsidized methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) program were analyzed to determine the impact of defunding on the women and their dependents. Women attested to the efficacy of MMT in creating a stable environment in which their illicit drug use was eliminated or controlled; they were able to decrease their participation in illicit activities and pursue further employment and educational goals. When defunding occurred women employed a variety of strategies including family borrowing, welfare funds, and illicit activities to remain on private MMT programs. The result of these payment strategies was often a premature detoxification from MMT due to unpaid clinic bills. Many women returned to heroin use to alleviate withdrawal symptoms from methadone detoxification. This return to heroin use was also accompanied by increased illicit activities. Defunded women reported severe emotional and financial destabilization as a result of lost access to subsidized methadone maintenance treatment.

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