Globally, opioid replacement therapies such as methadone are used in less than 30% of countries, and less than 10% of the world’s heroin users can access it.
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2009年,世卫组织发布指南,帮助各国治疗对阿片类药物的依赖,防止艾滋病毒的传播和其他血源性感染。
In 2009, WHO published guidelines to help countries treat dependence on opioids and prevent the transmission of HIV and other blood-borne infections.
"We are among the first and the most successful methadone programmes on the continent," says Dr Pilly Sahid Mutoka, the clinic’s Assistant Medical Officer.
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“其他国家,如肯尼亚,莫桑比克和赞比亚都来学习我们的经验。”
"We have had other countries, like Kenya, Mozambique and Zambia come over to learn from our experience."
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被称为Kessy的Yusuf Ahmed Mzitto说,经历三年海洛因成瘾和若干次戒除失败后,美沙酮彻底改变了他的人生。
Yusuf Ahmed Mzitto, who goes by the name Kessy, says methadone has turned his life around, after 3 years of addiction and several failed attempts at giving up heroin.