Author: Strain, Eric C.
Title: Methadone Treatment for Opioid Dependence.
Description: Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. Paperback. 352 pp.(Johns Hopkins Paperback). -Throughout the world, hundreds of thousands of people are addicted to opiates. The human, economic, and societal costs of this addiction are staggering: more than one-quarter of prison inmates are incarcerated for drug offenses and there has been a dramatic increase in the prevalence of HIV and hepatitis among intravenous drug users. Methadone Treatment for Opioid Dependence examines various aspects of the most widely used medication for the treatment of opioid dependence. Used clinically for more than thirty years, methadone is the most common pharmacological treatment for opioid dependence. Some 115,000 people are actively enrolled in methadone programs in the United States, and estimates range as high as 250,000 worldwide. Methadone eases withdrawal symptoms and blocks the sensation of high if the person should take an opioid. But as the authors note, methadone treatment is more than simply the delivery of medication -- it is a combination of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments. The latter can include individual and group therapies, urine testing, education and vocation training, medical and psychiatric treatment of co-morbid conditions, and other services appropriate to the needs of the patient. When delivered properly, methadone treatment can be highly effective in decreasing illicit drug use and increasing prosocial behaviors in patients.English text. Condition : very good. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. ISBN 9780801861376.

Keywords: , drug abuse