Methadone Treatment for Opioid Dependence (Hardcover)

~ Dr. Eric C. Strain MD (Editor), Dr. Maxine L. Stitzer PhD (Editor) "The most extensively used medication for the treatment of opioid dependence is methadone..." (more)
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"At last! The wait for a single text that covers all relevant aspects of methadone treatment of opioid addiction is over. This book should be required reading for clinicians, researchers, students, patient advocates, patients and their families, representatives of criminal justice, and those charged with the responsibility to make policy in matters related to opioid dependence.... A scholarly and thorough reference providing broad coverage of truly comprehensive methadone treatment. While providing great clinical utility the connection to the scientific foundation of this modality of treatment is maintained. A new and valuable resource!... After 35 years in the methadone treatment field, I now have a text I would choose should I be marooned on a desert island -- with but one book." -- J. Thomas Payte, M.D.Founder and Medical DirectorDrug Dependence AssociatesSan AntonioTx, Editor, Journal of Maintenance in the Addictions, Co-Chair, American Society of Addiction Medicine, Committee on Opioid Agonist Treatment

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"This book provides valuable information for health care providers and policy officials. It offers practical guidance to the caregiver in treating the patient, referencing the most current research within each chapter. It represents an important contribution to our knowledge of methadone treatment in an era of rapidly changing policies, new treatment access points and new replacement pharmacotherapies. It should be required reading in every substance abuse treatment facility." -- Mark W. Parriro, M.P.A., President, American Methadone Treatment Association

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press (June 10, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801861365
• ISBN-13: 978-0801861369
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,048,955 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but cautious, April 8, 2000

By	Robinette (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Methadone Treatment for Opioid Dependence (Johns Hopkins Paperback) (Paperback)

This is a good book on current practice of methadone and other opioid agonist therapy, but it is very cautious about innovations in treatment (or a return to the more effective Dole-Nyswander model) like adequate dosing, use of other drugs and other therapuetic interventions. An excellent review of cost effectiveness.