LEADER 03096nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910967586503321 005 20251117080249.0 010 $a1-61470-242-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000149052 035 $a(EBL)3019372 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000691419 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12264310 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000691419 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10635132 035 $a(PQKB)10813462 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3019372 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3019372 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10670937 035 $a(OCoLC)847625117 035 $a(BIP)27953300 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000149052 100 $a20091001d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMethadone-related overdose deaths $efactors and prevention measures /$fMaxime G. Lejeune, editor 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHauppauge, N.Y. $cNova Science$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (101 p.) 225 1 $aAlcohol and drug abuse 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-60876-066-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMethadone diversion, abuse, and misuse : deaths increasing at alarming rate / U.S. Dept. of Justice, National Drug Intelligence Center -- Methadone-associated overdose deaths : factors contributing to increased deaths and efforts to prevent them / GAO -- What to know about methadone brochure. 330 $aMethadone is a long-acting opioid medication that is used as a pain reliever and, together with counselling and other psychosocial services, is used to treat individuals addicted to heroin and certain prescription drugs. Methadone is regulated as a controlled substance, under federal and state laws and regulations, when used for pain management and addiction treatment. Although information on methadone-associated overdose is limited, available data suggest that methadone's growing use for pain management has made more of the drug available, thus contributing to the rise in methadone-associated overdose deaths. This book examines the regulation of methadone, factors that have contributed to the increase in methadone-associated overdose deaths, and steps taken to prevent such deaths from occurring. This book also identifies selected efforts to prevent methadone abuse and overdose deaths that focused on education, safety and monitoring. This book consists of public documents which have been located, gathered, combined, reformatted, and enhanced with a subject index, selectively edited and bound to provide easy access. 410 0$aAlcohol and drug abuse. 606 $aMethadone$xOverdose 606 $aMethadone maintenance 615 0$aMethadone$xOverdose. 615 0$aMethadone maintenance. 676 $a362.29/3 701 $aLejeune$b Maxime G$01862435 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910967586503321 996 $aMethadone-related overdose deaths$94468696 997 $aUNINA