More beds are not the answer: transforming detoxification units into medication induction centers to address the opioid epidemic

Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2017 Nov 15;12(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s13722-017-0092-y.

Authors

Peter D Friedmann¹, Joji Suzuki²

Affiliations

¹ Office of Research and Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts-Baystate and Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA. peter.friedmannmd@baystatehealth.org.
² Division of Addiction Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Continuity of Patient Care / organization & administration*
Humans
Naltrexone / therapeutic use
Narcotic Antagonists / therapeutic use
Opiate Substitution Treatment / methods
Opioid-Related Disorders / rehabilitation*
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / organization & administration*

Substances

Narcotic Antagonists
Naltrexone

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