Response to commentaries on 'Which medications are suitable for agonist drug maintenance'.

Darke, Shane; Farrell, Michael · Addiction · 2016

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Abstract

As the commentators note, treatment refractory substance use disorders are a clinical reality, and pharmacological intervention is, for many patients, a clinical necessity. Criteria to define what constitutes an appropriate agonist are essential. We are gratified that the commentators found this to be "a helpful first step" in this endeavor.

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