Treatment of an HIV-affected adolescent with heroin dependence in a low-income country: A clinical case study from Zambia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended guidelines for the treatment of opioid dependence, there are myriad challenges to successfully implementing such guidelines in resource constrained settings, such as in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). To highlight these challenges, this paper presents a clinical case study of an adolescent study participant in a randomized controlled trial comparing two counseling programs in Lusaka, Zambia.

Case description

This 15 year-old male reported smoking marijuana and heroin daily, and injecting heroin monthly (while needle sharing). The patient was linked to the only physician capable of treating heroin addiction in Zambia. The patient was placed on a 30-day detox regimen of Tramadol administered fro

SUBMITTER: Akiba C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6251977 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature