Study findings on opiate substitution programme for adolescents.
There is not a lot of Irish or international research to inform or guide
service provision on treatment pathways for adolescents receiving opiate
substitution treatment (OTS). Dr. Bobby Smyth, Consultant Child &
Adolescent Psychiatrist at The Drug Treatment Centre Board and
colleagues recently conducted a retrospective cohort study looking at
the outcomes for heroin-dependent adolescents receiving OST at its Young
Persons Programme (YPP).
