International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 497-501 , November 2009

Low-threshold methadone treatment, heroin price, police activity and incidence of heroin use: The Zurich experience

  • Carlos Nordt

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Psychiatric University Hospital, Militärstrasse 8, PO Box 1930, CH-8021 Zurich, Switzerland. Tel.: +41 44 296 73 00; fax: +41 44 296 73 09.
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  • Rudolf Stohler

Received 13 June 2008 ,Revised 23 January 2009 ,Accepted 26 February 2009.

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PII: S0955-3959(09)00051-6

doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.02.009

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 497-501 , November 2009

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