Аннотации:
Anti-methadone hysteria’ has reached colossal proportions. It is raging today on the
Internet sources specializing in combat drug addiction and popularizing public health The topic
of opioid substitution treatment has long gone beyond the level of scientific discussion. It has
become a confrontation between two ideologies. No matter how controversial the assertion about
OST may seem, it is necessary to get to the heart of the issue. The article describes the scheme for
the use of opioid substitution therapy in Kazakhstan and contains criticism of the maintenance
therapy opponents, as well as the arguments of its supporters.
