Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Drug Addiction and AIDS pp 249–256Cite as

Course and Outcome of HIV-Positive Drug Addicts in a Methadone Treatment Program

  • Conference paper

  • 66 Accesses

Abstract

In 1987 a methadone treatment program (MTP) was created in Austria following a decree from the federal ministry of health. Target groups are long time drug addicts with HIV infection or those who underwent unsuccessful prior treatments. One of the aims of the MTP was to reduce the spreading of HIV infection.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD   54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Blecha HG, Deinhart F, Dierich MP (1985) Drogenabhängige in Österreich - eine Risikogruppe für AIDS. Neuropsychiatrie 1:24–28

    Google Scholar 

  • Centers for Disease Control (1986) Classification System for Human T-lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus infections. JAMA 256: 20–24

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cooper RC (1989) Methadone treatment and acquiried immunodeficiency syndrome. JAMA 262: 1664–68

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Dole VP (1989) Methadone treatment and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome epidemic. JAMA 262: 1681–82

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kaslow RA, Blackwelder WC, Ostrow DG et al (1989) No evidence for a role of alcohol or other psychoactive drugs in accelerating immunodeficiency in HIV-1-positive individuals. JAMA 261: 3424–3429

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Loimer N, Hollerer EM (1990) Harte Drogen und AIDS. Wiener Z f Suchtforschung 13: 27–32

    Google Scholar 

  • Serraino D, Franceschi S (1989) Methadone maintenance programmes and AIDS. Lancet 334: 1522–23

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Weber R, Ledergerber B, Opravll M et al (1990) Progression of HIV infection in misusers of injected drugs who stop injecting or follow a programme of maintenance treatment with methadone. BMJ 301: 1362–1365

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • World Health Organisation (1989) Options for the use of methadone in the treatment of drug dependence. WHO, Division of Mental Health; Geneva

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Outpatient Centre for Drug Addicts “Point”, Wagner Jauregg Krankenhaus, A-4020, Linz, Austria

    H. Rittmannsberger

  2. Coordination Bureau for the MTP, Public Health Authority of Upper, Austria

    Ch. Bayer, M. Ruschak & Ch. Silberbauer

  3. General Hospital, Linz, Austria

    M. Geit & R. Simma

  4. Hospital “Elisabethinen”, Linz, Austria

    L. Binder & H. Mittermayer

Authors
  1. H. Rittmannsberger
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Ch. Bayer
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. M. Ruschak
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Ch. Silberbauer
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. M. Geit
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. R. Simma
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. L. Binder
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  8. H. Mittermayer
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Vienna, Austria

    Norbert Loimer , Rainer Schmid  & Alfred Springer M. D. (Director),  &  (Director)

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1991 Springer-Verlag/Wien

About this paper

Cite this paper

Rittmannsberger, H. et al. (1991). Course and Outcome of HIV-Positive Drug Addicts in a Methadone Treatment Program. In: Loimer, N., Schmid, R., Springer, A. (eds) Drug Addiction and AIDS. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9173-6_29

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9173-6_29

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Vienna

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-211-82298-2

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-7091-9173-6

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation