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Autore: | Wechsberg Wendee M |
Titolo: | Methadone maintenance treatment in the U.S [[electronic resource] ] : a practical question and answer guide / / Wendee M. Wechsberg & Jennifer J. Kasten with contributions from Nancy D. Berkman & Amy E. Roussel |
Pubblicazione: | New York, NY, : Springer, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
Disciplina: | 362.196/8632061 |
Soggetto topico: | Methadone maintenance - United States |
Drug abuse - Treatment | |
Altri autori: | KastenJennifer J |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1-Introduction; Chapter 2-The effectiveness of Methadone and the history of regulation; Chapter 3-The accreditation evaluation Study; Chapter 4-Methadone Maintenance treatment program Characteristics; Chapter 5-Core and ancillary Methadone Maintenance treatment Services; Chapter 6-Dosing practices in Methadone Maintenance treatment programs; Chapter 7-The Costs and Funding of Methadone Maintenance treatment; Chapter 8-Direct Care Staff and Their activities; Chapter 9-Methadone Maintenance treatment patients |
Chapter 10-Accreditation OutcomesChapter 11-Regulation of Methadone Maintenance treatment; Chapter 12-Summary and Future Challenges; Glossary; Appendix a: Opiates and Opioids; References; Index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | In the United States, there are more than 1,200 methadone maintenance treatment programs, with an estimated staff of 20,000, serving more than 200,000 patients annually. This book offers insights into: the effectiveness of methadone; the characteristics of successful methadone treatment programs; and regulation and accreditation issues. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Methadone maintenance treatment in the U.S |
ISBN: | 1-280-82353-4 |
9786610823536 | |
0-8261-0131-3 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910784388203321 |
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