Operational Guidelines for the Management of Opioid Dependence in the South-East Asia Region

By SEARO and WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia

In order to prevent new HIV and hepatitis C infections, countries need to urgently expand the implementation of evidence-based drug treatment interventions. Opioid substitution therapy (OST) is the most useful and cost-effective intervention for managing opioid dependence and reducing the harms associated with it.

OST is now available in India, Thailand, Indonesia and Nepal, and will soon be introduced in the Maldives and Bangladesh. These practical guidelines aim to assist physicians and drug treatment professionals in establishing and delivering evidence-based, good quality, effective OST services in South-East Asia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9290223308
• ISBN13: 9789290223306
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: World Health Organization
• Length: 123 Pages