Last week, the government announced a mega recapitalisation programme for PSU banks which have been reeling under the impact of rising bad loans. The total amount for the programme is a whopping Rs 2.11 lakh crore, out of which a significant Rs 1.35 lakh crore is via recap bonds. But so far, little is known with respect to the details of these bonds. One recourse is to look at how the government designed the recap bonds last time around, that is in mid 1990s when they were issued.
There was little difference in the treatment outcomes of those taking high-dose methadone or burprenorphine, with heroin addiction treatment success rates ranging from 72.7 percent for those in the methadone group to 20 percent for those patients on a low-dose of methadone.
MORE: Why Youâve Never Heard of the Vaccine for Heroin Addiction. âThis buys people some time, itâs an insurance policy against relapse,â says Lee. The effects, however, last only as long as the people continue getting the injections. In the study, the people received six monthly injections of naltrexone. When Leeâs team looked at how they were doing six months and a year after the last treatment, they found that the differences between the two groups had disappeared.