Methadone vs buprenorphine

[摘要] Your review on methadone and buprenorphine treatments casts doubt upon their effectiveness in general practice due to a lack of controlled research in the community.1 By the same standard, we should not be able to treat diabetes, depression or arthritis in general practice. Community, rather than specialist treatment is widely regarded as preferable for chronic conditions and it is the only feasible means of treatment outside metropolitan areas. Furthermore, adequate coverage of drug using populations in treatment cannot be achieved without extensive involvement of general practice-based treatment. The quality of clinic-based care is also quite variable.2

[学科分类] 卫生学