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Monthly Archives: October 2009

Challenges in providing services in methadone maintenance therapy clinics in China: Service providers’ perceptions

Abstract: Background: The Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) program has been initiated in China since 2004. As of the end of November, 2008, 558 MMT clinics had been established countrywide. The objective of this study was to elucidate the difficulties and challenges as perceived by service providers working in MMT clinics.Methods: One service provider from each of the 28 MMT study clinics in Zhejiang and Jiangxi Provinces of China participated in a face-to-face in-depth interview for about 1–2h to describe their perceptions of working in MMT clinics

Challenges in providing services in methadone maintenance therapy clinics in China: Service providers’ perceptions

Conclusion: The MMT programs in China desperately need additional resource allocation and institutional support for the current and perhaps future expansion of the programs. The service providers are in urgent need of professional training to improve the quality of care they can offer MMT clients. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)

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(Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)