hannah hsu msja gendered access to methadone treatment
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Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) has been shown to be an effective and safe treatment for opioid addiction and with 30,000 Australians undertaking methadone treatment currently; it is considered by many to be a successful public health initiative (1). In addition to lowering rates of heroin use, methadone treatment plays an important role in minimising other ill effects associated with substance abuse, such as reducing the spread of infectious diseases, decreasing criminal behavior and increasing employment and stable family relationshipsTRANSCRIPT
