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Discusses heroin addiction its treatment with methadone maintenance and alternatives and other aspects of modern drug abuse... Lees meer.

Treatment for drug misuse has been dominated in recent years by the use of methadone as a substitution agent in heroin dependency. This approach has had considerable success but as a result other treatment options have been neglected. This book draws on the author s di... Lees meer.

In the United States there are more than 1 200 methadone maintenance treatment programs with an estimated staff of 20 000 serving more than 200 000 patients annually. And the international use of methadone maintenance treatment is increasing. Currently Netherlands S... Lees meer.

Methadone heals but methadone kills. Methadone is a life-saving treatment but methadone is also a life-threatening poison. The challenge is how to confer the benefit without incurring the harm. And that is what this book is all about. Methadone is by far the most wide... Lees meer.

Methadone heals but methadone kills. Methadone is a life-saving treatment but methadone is also a life-threatening poison. The challenge is how to confer the benefit without incurring the harm. And that is what this book is all about. Methadone is by far the most wide... Lees meer.

In recent years methadone has been the treatment of choice for heroin dependency. This approach has had considerable success but as a result other treatment options have been neglected. This book draws on the author s direct clinical experience and makes use of intern... Lees meer.

Methadone Treatment the Hidden Truth was written by an active Substance Abuse Counselor working in a methadone clinic. You ll learn how methadone treatment is supposed to work and why many patients stumble and relapse along the way. Most statistics show that very fe... Lees meer.

The problem of opioid addiction is growing in Ontario primarily associated with the use of pharmaceutical products rather than heroin. For many Ontarians struggling with opioid dependence methadone maintenance is an effective treatment that could save their lives. Ho... Lees meer.

Methadone is a Food and Drug Administration- FDA- approved medication for treating opioid use disorder OUD a chronic brain disease that affects more than 2.7 million people in the United States aged 12 and older. Despite its effectiveness in saving lives many barri... Lees meer.

Methadone maintenance treatment MMT has been the primary form of treatment for opiate dependence in the U.S. for over 40 years. It involves providing drug abusers with a less addictive opiate methadone in a clinical setting and then gradually tapering the methadone... Lees meer.

Don t believe everything you hear - get the facts about methadone treatment Aren t they just getting high at taxpayer s expense. Does methadone really eat your bones . I thought Suboxone meant we wouldn t need methadone anymore Do they have to stay on that st... Lees meer.

Methadone Maintenance Treatment. A Community Planning Guide is a manual offering guidance to communities on how to raise awareness of the benefits of methadone maintenance treatment and how to develop and integrate effective treatment services in their community. The... Lees meer.

A comprehensive look at various aspects of the widely used medication for treatment of opioid dependence - methadone. Methadone eases withdrawal symptoms and blocks the sensation of the high if the person should take an opioid. But as the authors note methadone treat... Lees meer.

Legislators journalists and concerned citizens in general when consider ing what to do about the plague of heroin addiction in large cities ask an obvious question. Is methadone treatment effective. Legislators journalists and concerned citizens in general... Lees meer.