TY - JOUR
T1 - Accessibility of Opioid Replacement Therapy and how it's managed
AU - Harlow, Warren
AU - Happell, Brenda
AU - Browne, Graeme
PY - 2015/5/1
Y1 - 2015/5/1
N2 - For over 40 years Opioid Replacement Therapy (ORT) programs have assisted people with heroin and more recently, with problematic pharmaceutical opioid use such as oxycontin. In 2013, 46,697 Australians were treated with ORT. The uptake of this intervention suggests the benefits of ORT have been recognised.
AB - For over 40 years Opioid Replacement Therapy (ORT) programs have assisted people with heroin and more recently, with problematic pharmaceutical opioid use such as oxycontin. In 2013, 46,697 Australians were treated with ORT. The uptake of this intervention suggests the benefits of ORT have been recognised.
KW - Australia
KW - Health Services Accessibility/statistics & numerical data
KW - Humans
KW - Managed Care Programs/organization & administration
KW - Referral and Consultation/statistics & numerical data
KW - Substance Abuse Treatment Centers/organization & administration
KW - Substance-Related Disorders/drug therapy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84941043219&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 26255414
AN - SCOPUS:84941043219
SN - 2202-7114
VL - 22
SP - 43
JO - Australian nursing & midwifery journal
JF - Australian nursing & midwifery journal
IS - 10
ER -
