Background: Methadone maintenance treatment programs implemented in Aboriginal
communities have proven to be beneficial for the control of opioid addiction and its …

Abstract Introduction and Aims. The Cedar Project is a community‐based study aiming to
identify variables associated with ever being on methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) …

The use of alcohol and drugs is a significant issue faced by First Nations communities in
Canada, which is accentuated by high rates of mortality and morbidity resulting from opioid …

Background: Previous studies have shown elevated rates of health-related harms among
Aboriginal people who use injection drugs such as heroin. Methadone maintenance therapy …

Crystal methamphetamine (commonly known as 'ice') use is currently a deeply concerning
problem for some Australian Indigenous peoples and can cause serious harms to individual …

Background Methadone maintenance therapy remains the most common form of substitution
therapy for opioid use disorder in Canada. Effectiveness of methadone maintenance therapy …

Background Assessing the experiences of individuals on methadone treatment is essential
to help evaluate the treatment program's effectiveness. This study aimed to explore the …

A study revealing through individual and group interviews, a survey, document review,
analysis of hospital data, and evaluation methods, numerous issues relating to the safe and …

Use of illicit substances of abuse is a major public health problem in developed countries
like the US. However, this problem of illicit substance use has spread like a tumor to include …

Aim The study aimed to estimate changes in drug use, crime, imprisonment and societal
costs among a sample of Maori and non-Maori injecting drug users (IDUs) on a methadone …