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T. WEAVER ; P. MADDEN ; V. CHARLES ; G. STIMSON ; A. RENTON ; P. TYRER ; T. BARNES ; C. BENCH ; MIDDLETON H. ; N. WRIGHT ; S. PATERSON ; W. SHANAHAN ; N. SEIVEWRIGHT ; C. FORD ; COMORBIDITY OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND MENTAL ILLNESS COLLABORATIVE STUDY TEAM |BACKGROUND: Improved management of mental illness and substance misuse comorbidity is a National Health Service priority, but little is known about its prevalence and current management. AIMS: To measure the prevalence of comorbidity among pat[...]![]()
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S. BYFORD ; B. BARRETT ; N. METREBIAN ; T. GROSHKOVA ; M. CARY ; V. CHARLES ; N. LINTZERIS ; J. STRANG |Background: Despite evidence of the effectiveness of injectable opioid treatment compared with oral methadone for chronic heroin addiction, the additional cost of injectable treatment is considerable, and cost-effectiveness uncertain. Aims: To[...]![]()
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J. STRANG ; N. METREBIAN ; N. LINTZERIS ; L. POTTS ; T. CARNWATH ; S. MAYET ; H. WILLIAMS ; D. ZADOR ; R. EVERS ; T. GROSHKOVA ; V. CHARLES ; A. MARTIN ; L. FORZISI |Background: Some heroin addicts persistently fail to benefit from conventional treatments. We aimed to compare the effectiveness of supervised injectable treatment with medicinal heroin (diamorphine or diacetylmorphine) or supervised injectable [...]![]()
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T. WEAVER ; N. METREBIAN ; J. HELLIER ; S. PILLING ; V. CHARLES ; N. LITTLE ; D. POOVENDRAN ; L. MITCHESON ; F. RYAN ; O. BOWDEN-JONES ; J. DUNN ; GLASPER A. ; E. FINCH ; J. STRANG |BACKGROUND. Poor adherence to treatment diminishes its individual and public health benefit. Financial incentives, provided on the condition of treatment attendance, could address this problem. Injecting drug users are a high-risk group for hepa[...]