The Hero’s Substitution: Cross Sectional Study about Substitution Therapy for Heroin

Authors

  • Catarina Cordeiro Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Psychiatry Department, Hospital de Santa Maria (CHULN), Lisbon, Portugal; Clínica Universitária de Psiquiatria e Psicologia Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9910-8203
  • Rodrigo Saraiva Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Psychiatry Department, Hospital de Santa Maria (CHULN), Lisbon, Portugal; Clínica Universitária de Psiquiatria e Psicologia Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1344-3612
  • Inês Simões Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Psychiatry Department, Hospital de Santa Maria (CHULN), Lisbon, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9141-8722
  • Fátima Ismail Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Psychiatry Department, Hospital de Santa Maria (CHULN), Lisbon, Portugal; Clínica Universitária de Psiquiatria e Psicologia Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8457-8333
  • Filipa Novais Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Psychiatry Department, Hospital de Santa Maria (CHULN), Lisbon, Portugal; Clínica Universitária de Psiquiatria e Psicologia Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9379-1734

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51338/rppsm.295

Keywords:

Buprenorphine/therapeutic use, Heroin Dependence/therapy, Methadone/therapeutic use, Opiate Substitution Treatment

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Published

2022-05-17

How to Cite

Cordeiro, C., Saraiva, R., Simões, I., Ismail, F., & Novais, F. (2022). The Hero’s Substitution: Cross Sectional Study about Substitution Therapy for Heroin. Revista Portuguesa De Psiquiatria E Saúde Mental, 8(2), 77–80. https://doi.org/10.51338/rppsm.295

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