[Use of methadone therapy at the Institute for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction in the Canton of Sarajevo].

Introduction: Number of addicts increased in our country, especially after the war, and needed adequate solution of the problem as well as use of the experiences from the other countries that faced before us "epidemy" of addictions. One of the solutions for harm reduction caused by use of opioid substances, primarily heroin, is use of methadone (heptanone), which is a good pharmacological replacement.

Methods: In this paper we have presented one-year experience in application of methadone for detoxification or substitution among the patients in our Institute.