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After a rapid glimpse of the American and English situations, an overview is given of Nordic health policies and attitudes regarding methadone maintenance treatment. The extent to which the method has been put into practice and finally the research done in this field is described. Scepticism about methadone maintenance is strong and only to a limited extent has it been used in the Nordic Countries. Research carried out in the Nordic countries does not clarify the international dilemma that scientific proof for the legitimacy of using a potent narcotic in the treatment of drug addicts is still absent 15 years after its development.
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