This Series paper describes the first systematic effort to review the unmet mental health
needs of adults in China and India. The evidence shows that contact coverage for the most …

China's methadone maintenance treatment program was initiated in 2004 as a small pilot
project in just eight sites. It has since expanded into a nationwide program encompassing …

Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is an intervention used to treat opioid (heroin)
dependence. Several investigators have found that MMT is effective in reducing heroin use …

ABSTRACT In the United States, buprenorphine products (namely buprenorphine/naloxone
combination) and methadone are the primary forms of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) …

Background and aims Medication‐assisted treatment (MAT) is a key component in overdose
prevention, reducing illicit opiate use and risk of blood‐borne virus infection. By retaining …

Background Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) was implemented in mainland China
since 2004. Numerous individual studies have investigated MMT retention but the overview …

Objective To determine the effect of clinical, socio-demographic, and contextual
characteristics on treatment retention in an opioid treatment program (OTP). Methods A …

Patient retention within the first publicly funded methadone program on the sub-Saharan
Africa mainland is comparable to that in North America, Europe, and Asia. Optimized …

Ongoing drug use during opioid agonist treatment (OAT) negatively affects treatment and
health outcomes, and increases treatment dropout. This study aimed to examine correlates …

This study identifies structural-level factors influencing methadone maintenance therapy
(MMT) program implementation in China. Twenty-eight service providers and 560 randomly …