Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone maintenance therapy

• Main Authors: Musa, Ramli, Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri, Mohamed Rozali, Junid, Sidi, Hatta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/37672/1/22.Associated_risk_factors_Methadone.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/37672/; http://e-mjm.org/

The escalating problem of opiate dependence in Malaysia and the limitations of regimental approach of forced admission to rehabilitation centres had triggered the government to expand the methadone maintenance therapy to become a national programme. This study aimed to evaluate the short-term o...