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Hanoi to have 10 more methadone treatment facilities

Hanoi’s Department of Health plans to establish additional 10 methadone treatment centres for drug addicts by February 1 with a hope to help them reduce dependence on drugs.
Hanoi’s Department of Health plans to establish additional 10methadone treatment centres for drug addicts by February 1 with a hopeto help them reduce dependence on drugs.

Thecity now has seven clinics providing methadone therapy for around 1,700addicts, equivalent to only 8 percent of the total. It sets a target ofhaving 8,500 people treated with methadone this year.

Methadone can alleviate the symptoms of opium withdrawal. Methadonemaintenance treatment (MMT) has been carried out in more than 80countries and territories for years, benefitting over 1 million drugusers.

The programme was initiallypiloted in Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh City in 2008, and then expandedto 32 cities and provinces nationwide, with more than 17,500 patientsbeing treated in 92 clinics.

After a 12-month treatment course, the percentage of patients at highrisk of depression dropped to 15 percent from 80 percent. Many gainedweight and saw stable physical and mental health. Meanwhile, the crimerate amongst drug users sank to 1.3 percent from 40.8 percent, accordingto the Ministry of Health.-VNA
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