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Author Wechsberg, Wendee M.

Title Methadone maintenance treatment in the U.S. : a practical question and answer guide / Wendee M. Wechsberg & Jennifer J. Kasten ; with contributions from Nancy D. Berkman & Amy E. Roussel
Published New York : Springer, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 198 pages) : illustrations
Contents 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
Summary 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. And the international use of methadone maintenance treatment is increasing. Currently Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom offer methadone maintenance treatment programs, and China, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, and Spain are considering or launching programs. Many countries are looking to the U.S. to understand how to successfully implement methadone maintenance treatment programs.; To date, there has been no comprehensive, user-friendly professional reference book on methadone maintenance treatment programs in the United States. This book fills the gap and offers insights into: the effectiveness of methadone; the characteristics of successful methadone treatment programs (budgets, services, staff, etc.); and regulation and accreditation issues.; The information presented is based on a study of nearly 150 methadone maintenance treatment programs programs in 15 states
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-195) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Methadone maintenance -- United States -- Miscellanea
Methadone -- therapeutic use
Opioid-Related Disorders -- rehabilitation
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers -- organization & administration
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Nervous System (incl. Brain)
Methadone maintenance
SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
Subject United States
Genre/Form Trivia and miscellanea
Form Electronic book
Author Kasten, Jennifer J.
ISBN 9780826101310
0826101313
1280823534
9781280823534