| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. Research Results: Opioid Agonist Treatment Versus Detoxification in Lowering the Costs of Crime
A recent study compared opioid agonist treatment (OAT) and detoxification in patients with opioid use disorders. The goal was to see which treatment approach is associated with costs of crime.
A team of six investigators, supported by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), led the study. They published their findings last December in the online version of Addiction. (Addiction Treatment Forum, USA, 13.02.2017)