Keen Jenny, Oliver Phillip, Mathers Nigel
Institute of General Practice & Primary Care, University of Sheffield, Community Sciences Centre, The Northern General Hospital.
Br J Gen Pract. 2002 May;52(478):387-9.
Methadone maintenance treatment has been shown in many studies to reduce mortality and morbidity among heroin users. However, there has been concern that widespread methadone prescribing will lead conversely to an increase in methadone-related deaths. This study in Sheffield shows no increase in methadone-related mortality over a two-year period, during which 400 untreated patients were recruited into primary care methadone treatment in the city.
许多研究表明,美沙酮维持治疗可降低海洛因使用者的死亡率和发病率。然而,有人担心广泛开具美沙酮处方会反过来导致与美沙酮相关的死亡人数增加。谢菲尔德的这项研究表明,在两年时间里,与美沙酮相关的死亡率并未上升,在此期间,该市有400名未经治疗的患者被纳入初级保健美沙酮治疗。