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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > deviance > drugs and society > drug policy > treatment and addiction > addiction maintenance
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... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > drugs and society > drug policy > treatment and addiction > addiction maintenance

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addiction maintenance  

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  • Addiction maintenance is the broad concept of prescribing a substitute drug that will maintain an addict so that they do not experience withdrawal effects, but will not achieve a “high.” This approach is often used to stabilize individuals who have a chaotic lifestyle with a high level of risk-taking behavior, and who may be funding their habit through crime. Addiction maintenance treatment is a pragmatic approach that could be considered as coming under the broad concept of “harm reduction,” which gained strength when human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) emerged in the 1980s. [Source: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy; Addiction Maintenance]

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