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- teiripe ionadaithe le hóipiamóidigh Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- opioid substitution treatment | opioid substitution therapy | OST | opioid substitution | substitution treatment | substitution therapy
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- Definition form of medical care offered to opiate addicts (primarily heroin addicts) based on a similar or identical substance to the drug normally used Reference "European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) > Key role of substitutionin drug treatment, http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/attachements.cfm/att_33470_EN_Dif01en.pdf (24.11.2009)"
- Comment It is offered in two forms: maintenance — providing the user with enough of the substance to reduce risky or harmful behaviour; or detoxification — gradually cutting the quantity of the drug to zero.