Sarah Larney, Bradley Mathers and Kate Dolan Illicit drug treatment ...
Sarah Larney, Bradley Mathers and Kate Dolan Illicit drug treatment ...
Sarah Larney, Bradley Mathers and Kate Dolan Illicit drug treatment ...
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outcomes should be conducted. Other <strong>treatment</strong> outcomes that could also beconsidered include reduced incidence of blood borne viral infections <strong>and</strong>mortality.• Identifying program elements that increase positive outcomes should be apriority for researchers, as should improving outcomes for prisoners fromculturally <strong>and</strong> ethnically diverse backgrounds.Opioid substitution <strong>treatment</strong>:• Further r<strong>and</strong>omised controlled trials of methadone maintenance <strong>treatment</strong>should be conducted. In particular, further evidence should be collected onMMT in prisons in non-Western countries <strong>and</strong> low- <strong>and</strong> middle-incomecountries.• R<strong>and</strong>omised controlled trials of buprenorphine maintenance <strong>treatment</strong> should beconducted to provide evidence of the effectiveness or otherwise of this <strong>treatment</strong>in prison settings.Findings from research projects such as those listed above will help to build the evidencebase for providing effective <strong>drug</strong> <strong>treatment</strong> in prison.26