Original research
by
Demaret, I. et al
Release Date
2015
Geography
Belgium
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
No
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
Heroin-assisted treatment (HAT) can improve the condition of heroin addicts still using street heroin after a methadone treatment. In Belgium, a new trial compared the efficacy of a HAT to existing methadone maintenance treatment
Findings/Key points
After 12 months, participants in the experimental group reported significantly greater improvements (p 0.05) than the control group on the level of street heroin use and on the level of physical and mental health. Both groups reported significantly less criminal acts after 12 months (p 0.001), but with no significant difference between the groups.
Design/methods
Randomized controlled trial, 12 months, N=74
Keywords
Evidence base
Safer supply
About PWUD
Outcomes
Crime
Illegal drugs
Substitution/OAT
