Title: Methadone matters : evolving community methadone treatment of opiate addiction /
Authors: Strang, John.; Tober, Gillian
Publisher: Martin Dunitz ; Distributed in the USA by Taylor & Francis,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Opioid-Related Disorders drug therapy; Methadone therapeutic use; Methadone maintenance Great Britain.; Heroin abuse Treatment.; Methadone maintenance; Community mental health services.; United Kingdom; United Kingdom.
Abstract: 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 witout incurring the harm. And this is what this book is about. It comprises chapters from the best of clinicians, researchers, and policymakers, and is an essential guide to increasing the relevance and effectiveness of methadone treatment.
Contents: Section A: Introduction, Background and Scope -- Methadone: panacea or poison? / J. Strang and G. Tober -- The history of methadone and methadone prescribing / A. Preston and G. Bennett -- Methadone prescribing in the United Kingdom: what can we learn from community pharmacy surveys? / J. Sheridan -- Section B: Aspects of Clinical Practice and Variations -- Negotiating a script: the dynamics of staff/client relationships / A. Quirk ... [et al.] -- Linking psychology and pharmacology / D. Raistrick -- Assessment and outcome monitoring / J. Marsden, M. Gossop and D. Stewart -- Plasma methadone monitoring: an aid to dose assessment, monitoring compliance and exploration of drug interactions / K. Wolff -- Withdrawal from methadone and methadone for withdrawal / N. Seivewright and O. Lagundoye -- Section C: The Special Case of Injectables -- Injectable methadone: a peculiar British practice / J. Strang and J. Sheridan --^