Economic evaluations of opioid use disorder interventions

SM Murphy, D Polsky - Pharmacoeconomics, 2016‏ - Springer
Background The economic costs associated with opioid misuse are immense. Effective
interventions for opioid use disorders are available; however, given the scarce resources …

[HTML][HTML] The cost-effectiveness of harm reduction

DP Wilson, B Donald, AJ Shattock, D Wilson… - International Journal of …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
HIV prevalence worldwide among people who inject drugs (PWID) is around 19%. Harm
reduction for PWID includes needle-syringe programs (NSPs) and opioid substitution …

A systematic review of modelling approaches in economic evaluations of health interventions for drug and alcohol problems

VP Hoang, M Shanahan, N Shukla, P Perez… - BMC health services …, 2016‏ - Springer
Background The overarching goal of health policies is to maximize health and societal
benefits. Economic evaluations can play a vital role in assessing whether or not such …

Retention of participants in medication‐assisted programs in low‐and middle‐income countries: An international systematic review

J Feelemyer, D Des Jarlais, K Arasteh… - …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Within-prison drug injection among HIV-infected male prisoners in Indonesia: a highly constrained choice

GJ Culbert, A Waluyo, M Iriyanti… - Drug and alcohol …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Background In Indonesia, incarceration of people who inject drugs (PWID) and
access to drugs in prison potentiate within-prison drug injection (WP-DI), a preventable and …

Cost-effectiveness of center-based compulsory rehabilitation compared to community-based voluntary methadone maintenance treatment in Hai Phong City, Vietnam

T Vuong, M Shanahan, N Nguyen, G Le, R Ali… - Drug and alcohol …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction In Vietnam, two dominant approaches for heroin treatment are center-
based compulsory rehabilitation (CCT), funded by the Vietnamese government and …

Using science to battle stigma in addressing the opioid epidemic: opioid agonist therapy saves lives

SE Wakeman - The American Journal of Medicine, 2016‏ - amjmed.com
In 1965, Dole and Nyswander 1 published the first study of methadone maintenance
treatment for opioid use disorder. On the basis of research conducted at The Rockefeller …

[HTML][HTML] Continuity of opioid substitution treatment between prison and community in Southeast Asia: A sco** review

DA Loh, E Plugge, MC Van Hout - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Background Criminalisation of drug use and compulsory detention has largely characterised
the Southeast Asia region's response to people who use drugs. Whilst access to and …

The decade-long Chinese methadone maintenance therapy yields large population and economic benefits for drug users in reducing harm, HIV and HCV disease …

L Zhang, X Zou, Y Xu, N Medland, L Deng… - Frontiers in Public …, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
Objectives: We aimed to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the population impact of
methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) for its future program planning. Methods: We …

Impact of methadone maintenance on health utility, health care utilization and expenditure in drug users with HIV/AIDS

BX Tran, LT Nguyen - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Background This study assessed the impact of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) on
health utility, health care service utilization, and out-of-pocket (OOP) health expenditure in …