Opioid substitution pharmacotherapy is the prescribing of regular doses of legal drugs to enable opioid users to reduce or stop illegal, harmful and dangerous drug use.
In Tasmania, clients receiving opioid substitution pharmacotherapy are managed by doctors in the Alcohol and Drug Service or by general practitioners within the community.
Dosing mainly occurs in community pharmacies, although a small number of clients are dosed through the southern pharmacotherapy unit of the Alcohol and Drug Service.
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