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| has gloss | eng: Opiate Replacement Therapy (ORT) is the medical procedure of replacing an illegal opioid drug such as heroin with a longer acting but less euphoric opiate, usually methadone or buprenorphine, that is taken under medical supervision. In some countries (e.g. Switzerland, Austria) patients incompatible with methadone may be treated with slow-release morphine. In Germany, patients were treated off-label with Dihydrocodeine for many years since MMT (methadone maintenance treatment) was made legal but in the late 80s. Nowadays there are still a few hundred patients receiving DHC. |
| lexicalization | eng: Opiate replacement therapy |
| instance of | (noun) a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction narcotic |
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| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Drogensubstitution (auch: Drogenersatztherapie) ist die Behandlung von Opioidabhängigen mit gesetzeskonform zu verordnenden legalen Ersatzdrogen (vgl. Abhängigkeitssyndrom). |
| lexicalization | deu: Drogensubstitution |
| French | |
| has gloss | fra: Un traitement de substitution est une modalité de traitement neurobiologique destiné au sujet pharmacodépendant dont le principe repose sur ladministration dune substance ayant une activité pharmacologique similaire à celle d'un psychotrope addictif. |
| lexicalization | fra: traitement de substitution |
| Norwegian | |
| has gloss | nor: Legemiddelassistert rehabilitering (LAR) er betegnelsen på den norske ordningen for substitusjonsbehandling ved opiatavhengighet. Pasientene er over 25 år, såkalt narkomane, med et langvarig opiatbasert rusmisbruk. De blir behandlet med metadon eller buprenorfin (Subutex). Begrepet favner om mer enn ren substitusjonsbehandling, da rehabiliterende tiltak ut over medisinering så langt har hatt en sentral plass i ordningen. |
| lexicalization | nor: Legemiddelassistert rehabilitering |
| Swedish | |
| has gloss | swe: Substitutionsbehandling, underhållsbehandling eller legalföreskrivning är praktiken att ersätta en drog med en annan eller att förskriva droger till missbrukare i behandlingsyfte. I en del länder förskrivs heroin eller olika substitut till drogbrukare för att de skall kunna undvika risker med missbrukslivet. |
| lexicalization | swe: Substitutionsbehandling |
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