The Effectiveness of Methadone Maintenance Treatment: Patients, Programs, Services, and Outcome [Hardcover]

John C. Ball (Author), Alan Ross (Author), Vincent P. Dole (Foreword)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0387974237 | ISBN-13: 978-0387974231 | Publication Date: April 18, 1991

The work constitutes the most comprehensive evaluation of methadone maintenance treatment in the United States to date. Based upon three years of data collection at drug abuse treatment programs in New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore, the study contains findings for 617 male intra- venous addicts, interviewed during and after six methadone programs. The major findings of the project concern the effectiveness of methadone maintenance in reducing drug use, crime and other deviant behavior, the effectiveness of cer- tain programs as compared to others, the pressing need to improve the quality of care at mostprograms and the estab- lishment of successful procedures and methodology for evalu- ating drug abuse treatment programs.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 283 pages
• Publisher: Springer (April 18, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387974237
• ISBN-13: 978-0387974231
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,528,337 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars found it both interesting and sometimes way of the mark, March 12, 1999

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This review is from: The Effectiveness of Methadone Maintenance Treatment: Patients, Programs, Services, and Outcome (Hardcover)

I have had the pleasure(if you want to call it that) of being on the so called state addiction for almost 12 years, and in my opinion we were made to be their lab rats to test this so called wonder drug on,and let me tell you this right from the outset IT DOES NOT DO WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO. They tell you that there is no side effects-WRONG there are plenty,but I'll let you find this out for yourselves.No, I'm not being cruel, but if you end up being put onto methadone,my advice to you is to get off it as quickly as you possibly can. There is also a good side to it,that being no more stealing, no more injecting with other people's tools, and you get your fix for nothing eveyday without fail.But you must sign a Contract telling them that you will become a slave to their every whim etc. Me myself have been on 200mls for almost 4 years,and I must pick this up and drink it in front of the chemist and whoever else happens to be there at the time. To be truthful I wish they had gave me the choice of Heroin in cigarettes,I would have jumped at the chance. A) Because it is a lot easier to come off than methadone B) The withdrawel period is not anything like what it is coming of green ginger. C) Their seems to be a lot more help coming off heroin than there is coming of the juice. D) There is no need to become an expert liar just to get what you actually need, and not what they think you need. E) There is a big difference between what you actually need and what you end up getting. Well this was just a few words from someone who has been down the rocky road of METHADONE>see yous all later surf dudes@