Outcome of long-term heroin-assisted treatment offered to chronic, treatment-resistant heroin addicts in the Netherlands.

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Published in Addiction on November 17, 2009

Authors

Peter Blanken1, Vincent M Hendriks, Jan M van Ree, Wim van den Brink

Author Affiliations

1: Central Committee on the Treatment of Heroin Addicts, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Stratenum 5th Floor, Universiteitsweg 100, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands. p.blanken@umcutrecht.nl

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