Machine generated contents note: Introduction: community treatment in context -- pt. I Treatments -- 1. Methadone maintenance: a medical treatment for social reasons? -- 2. More than methadone? The case for other substitute drugs -- 3. Achieving detoxification and abstinence -- 4. Treatment of nonopiate misuse -- pt. II Providing clinical services -- 5. Community drug services -- 6. Treatment of drug misuse in primary care -- 7. Balancing security and accessibility -- 8. Dual diagnosis -- drug misuse and psychiatric disorder -- Epilogue: Future directions -- App. 1 Protocols for quick detoxification from heroin -- App. 2 Opioid equivalent dosages
Summary
"Does the widespread use of methadone achieve the right balance between treatment of the individual and management of a public health problem?" "This book draws on the author's direct clinical experience and makes use of findings from Europe, North America and Australia to provide a comprehensive and detailed guide to service provision and treatment for drug misuse, including methadone and alternative opiate substitutes, detoxification methods, naftrexone and relapse prevention, and possible approaches with nonopiate users."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-240) and index
