Making drug treatment work : opportunities and challenges towards an evidence and rights-based approach (English)

Compulsory drug detention centers (CDDCs) are common throughout Asia. However, medical treatments for substance use disorders, such as opioid agonist treatment (OAT), are generally unavailable in these settings. In this report, the authors compare the effectiveness of CDDCs with voluntary drug treatment centers (VTCs) offering OAT in Malaysia. Positive urine drug testing (UDT) after release confirmed opioid relapse in both groups. Specifically, the...

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Wegman,Martin P.;

Altice,Frederick L.;

Kaur,Sangeeth;

Rajandaran,Vanesa;

Osornprasop,Sutayut;

Wilson,David;

Wilson,David P.;

Kamarulzaman,Adeeba;
Document Date
2018/01/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
126313
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2018/05/18
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Making drug treatment work : opportunities and challenges towards an evidence and rights-based approach
Keywords
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Wegman,Martin P.; Altice,Frederick L.; Kaur,Sangeeth; Rajandaran,Vanesa; Osornprasop,Sutayut; Wilson,David; Wilson,David P.; Kamarulzaman,Adeeba.

Making drug treatment work : opportunities and challenges towards an evidence and rights-based approach (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/444171526625911078

Making drug treatment work : opportunities and challenges towards an evidence and rights-based approach (English)

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