The Treatment of Opioid Dependence

Resource Type

Book

Description

"The successor to Strain and Stitzer's Methadone Treatment for Opioid Dependence (JHUP, 1999), this expanded and updated volume reflects new developments in treatment protocols. Methadone is still the most widely used medication for the treatment of opioid dependence, and the authors provide an extensive section on methadone treatment. The authors discuss in detail counseling and psychological services, contingency treatment therapies, and the organization and operation of treatment programs. Three chapters cover the pharmacology and clinical use of buprenorphine?an opioid substitute that was recently approved for outpatient treatment programs?as well as the latest research on Naltrexone, Clonidine, and Lofexidine. The volume also includes chapters on pain and prescription opioid abuse."--JHU Press

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adulthood (22+)

Languages

English

ISBN

0-8018-8303-2

Authors

Eric C. Strain M.D., Maxine L. Stitzer Ph.D.

Publication

2006 Johns Hopkins University Press

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