Biomedical subjects

Thomas Haig

Publications and source records attributed to Thomas Haig.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2003

Randomized controlled trial proves effectiveness of methadone maintenance treatment in prison.

A study on methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) undertaken by the Correctional Service of Canada in 2001 demonstrated that MMT has a positive impact on release outcome and on institutional behaviour. Now, a new study undertaken in an Australian prison system has demonstrated that MMT also reduces drug use and injection in prisons. The implications of this study are far reaching. They suggest that in all jurisdictions where community-based programs operate, prison-based methadone programs should be introduced or expanded.

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PubMed2003

Australian discussion paper on prison needle exchange programs released.

The Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) recently released a discussion paper on prison-based needle exchange or distribution programs, expressing concern "about the gaps in service provision and neglect for the health and human rights of injecting and illicit drug users within the Australian prison systems."

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PubMed2002

The 1st Annual Awards for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights.

The 1st Annual Awards for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights were awarded to the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users and to Dr. Wan Yanhai, a Chinese physician and activist. The international attention and media coverage of the awards was heightened by the fact that the Chinese government had detained Dr. Wan for disclosing information about unsanitary blood collection practices in Henan province. An international outcry led to Dr. Wan's release on 20 September 2002.

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