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What is the true cost of methadone treatment in the UK?

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What is the true cost of methadone treatment in the UK?

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In Iain Duncan Smiths report on addiction published in July 2007 it is stated that “Spending on prescribed methadone has reached £111 million per annum”. His report also states “Methadone, the favored drug for prescribing, is the unquestioned mainstay of the public health response to drugs treatment in general. The evidence base for its efficacy relates to ‘stabilization’ measures, to remaining opiate- free for defined periods, and to ‘retention in treatment’ and ending illicit drug use. Our analysis is that methadone does not and cannot have a useful and positive role in the treatment of addiction. But the rapid expansion of its prescription appears to be as much an outcome of political pressure and target driven policy as of a dispassionate clinical response to the treatment needs of a particularly vulnerable population. We have found the current mass prescription of methadone to be the cause of deep disquiet amongst drugs workers and addicts alike.

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