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Benefits and limitations of methadone

The focus in this issue is methadone maintenance – how it saves and enhances life and at the same time limits it. Prevention specialists will be interested in the latest findings from one of the most influential early years intervention studies.

Methadone improves as well as saves lives ...

Methadone both a platform for and limit on a good quality of life ...

Methadone plus syringes strong harm reduction combination ...

Commissioning guidance from English treatment improvement authority ...

No long-term substance use prevention impacts from early years support ...