Methadone Maintenance Treatment in the U. S. : A Practical Question and Answer Guide

Wechsberg, Wendee M.

ISBN 10: 0826101305 / ISBN 13: 9780826101303

Edité par Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2007

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• Titre: Methadone Maintenance Treatment in the U. S. : A Practical Question and Answer Guide
• Éditeur: Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated
• Date de parution: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0826101305
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780826101303
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Édition: 1st Edition.
• État de l'article: Good

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Synopsis

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 dosage. In the United States alone, there are more than 1,200 MMT programs, yet, to date, there has been no comprehensive, user-friendly professional reference book on these programs. This text addresses this issue, and offers insights into the effectiveness of methadone, and the characteristics of successful methadone treatment programs (budgets, services, staff, etc.), as well as regulation and accreditation issues. The information presented is based on a study of nearly 150 MMT programs in 15 states.

À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Wendee Wechsberg, PhD, is the director of the Substance Abuse Treatment Evaluations and Interventions Research Program at RTI International. Dr. Wechsberg has more than two decades of clinical experience and she has directed outpatient drug-free, methadone, and residential substance abuse treatment programs. She is currently conducting intervention research in the United States and South Africa to help women who abuse substances to reduce violence and victimization, and to decrease the spread of HIV. She has published in the areas of methadone treatment, outreach, HIV risk behaviors, and gender and intervention effectiveness.