US-funded detoxification clinics put in use

29/04/2008 -- 11:01 PM

Hai Phong (VNA) – Two detoxification clinics using methadone were put into operation in the northern port city of Hai Phong on April 29 to help injecting heroin users beat the addiction and reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. The newly-established centres are the first of their kind in Vietnam which are funded by the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. The clinics are capable of accommodating around 500 drug users with the substitute drug, initially providing treatment for addicts selected from communes and wards of Hai Phong city - a heroin and AIDS hotspot in the country.-Enditem
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