Survey of methadone patients in Canada.

We present the results of a survey outlining the frequency of certain activities associated with drug-seeking behaviour, e.g. needle sharing, illicit activity. The data presented are based upon information concerning 1,000 patients receiving long-term Methadone as a treatment for opioid dependence. These data are unique in that specific information of this nature has never before been made available in Canada, and are of interest in view of the AIDS epidemic.