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Australien. Opioid addiction treatment must change during pandemic, experts say
Australien. Opioid addiction treatment must change during pandemic, experts say
People being treated for opioid addiction risk relapsing without changes in their support and treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Royal Australasian College of Physicians spokesman and president-elect of the Chapter of Addiction Medicine Professor Nicholas Lintzeris said the outbreak has had a huge impact on the 50,000 patients who use methadone or buprenorphine as treatment for their opioid dependence. (Sydney Morning Herald, Australien, 24.04.2020)
https://www.smh.com.au/national/opioid-addiction-treatment-must-change-during-pandemic-experts-say-20200424-p54mw3.html