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"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."--JHU Press
All Ages
Adulthood (22+)
English
0801861373
Eric C. Strain M.D., Maxine L. Stitzer Ph.D.
1999 Johns Hopkins Univ Press
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